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The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak

Digital devices such as mobile phone, personal computer and laptop are playing a major role in students’ life, but if overused they can bring certain impacts on the musculoskeletal system. Objective: To determine the relationship between usage of digital devices and musculoskeletal symptoms among th...

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Main Authors: Myint, Wai Wai, Rosalia, Saimon, Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid, Mastura, Saripuddin, Ragavinotini, Rajan
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Language:English
Published: International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering 2021
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R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/1/digital1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/
https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/issue/view/697
https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v17i09.24605
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spelling my.unimas.ir.362662021-10-04T06:32:33Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/ The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak Myint, Wai Wai Rosalia, Saimon Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid Mastura, Saripuddin Ragavinotini, Rajan R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Digital devices such as mobile phone, personal computer and laptop are playing a major role in students’ life, but if overused they can bring certain impacts on the musculoskeletal system. Objective: To determine the relationship between usage of digital devices and musculoskeletal symptoms among the university students. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire consist of digital devices use items and the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Question (CMDQ) were administered among 363 311 university students. Correlation analysis was done by using the SPSS software. Results: The mean age of study respondents was 21.6 years old (SD=1.0). A majority of respondents use mobile phone (94.9%) on a prolonged sitting position ranging from 5.0 to 7.5 hours per day. About 32% to 60% of respondents experienced musculoskeletal discomfort in at least one body part at least one on their body parts, with higher prevalence on the neck, shoulder, lower back, and upper back. Females are more prone to experience musculoskeletal symptoms. Time spent on digital devices, eye-to-screen distance, body posture, and age of first use were significantly correlated with musculoskeletal symptoms. Conclusions: University students are at a higher risk to experience musculoskeletal symptoms related to the usage of a handheld digital device. If these musculoskeletal symptoms are not prevented, it may further cause dysfunction and disability. To mitigate these problems, some form of targeted health promotion initiative need to be implemented in the university. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering 2021-09-27 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/1/digital1.pdf Myint, Wai Wai and Rosalia, Saimon and Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid and Mastura, Saripuddin and Ragavinotini, Rajan (2021) The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 17 (9). pp. 35-47. ISSN 2626-8493 https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/issue/view/697 https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v17i09.24605
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topic R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
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RA Public aspects of medicine
Myint, Wai Wai
Rosalia, Saimon
Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid
Mastura, Saripuddin
Ragavinotini, Rajan
The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
description Digital devices such as mobile phone, personal computer and laptop are playing a major role in students’ life, but if overused they can bring certain impacts on the musculoskeletal system. Objective: To determine the relationship between usage of digital devices and musculoskeletal symptoms among the university students. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire consist of digital devices use items and the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Question (CMDQ) were administered among 363 311 university students. Correlation analysis was done by using the SPSS software. Results: The mean age of study respondents was 21.6 years old (SD=1.0). A majority of respondents use mobile phone (94.9%) on a prolonged sitting position ranging from 5.0 to 7.5 hours per day. About 32% to 60% of respondents experienced musculoskeletal discomfort in at least one body part at least one on their body parts, with higher prevalence on the neck, shoulder, lower back, and upper back. Females are more prone to experience musculoskeletal symptoms. Time spent on digital devices, eye-to-screen distance, body posture, and age of first use were significantly correlated with musculoskeletal symptoms. Conclusions: University students are at a higher risk to experience musculoskeletal symptoms related to the usage of a handheld digital device. If these musculoskeletal symptoms are not prevented, it may further cause dysfunction and disability. To mitigate these problems, some form of targeted health promotion initiative need to be implemented in the university.
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author Myint, Wai Wai
Rosalia, Saimon
Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid
Mastura, Saripuddin
Ragavinotini, Rajan
author_facet Myint, Wai Wai
Rosalia, Saimon
Nur Nazatul Nazira, Abdul Majid
Mastura, Saripuddin
Ragavinotini, Rajan
author_sort Myint, Wai Wai
title The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
title_short The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
title_full The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
title_fullStr The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship between Usage of Digital Devices and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study among University Students in Sarawak
title_sort relationship between usage of digital devices and musculoskeletal symptoms: a cross-sectional study among university students in sarawak
publisher International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/1/digital1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36266/
https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/issue/view/697
https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v17i09.24605
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