The effect of furniture intervention on the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders and academic performance of students in North-West Nigeria

Autor:	Muyideen Abdulkadir, Olusegun Isa Lasisi, Paul Ojile, Ademola James Adeyemi
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education Nigeria Affect (psychology) Sitting 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Academic Performance medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Musculoskeletal Diseases Students 050107 human factors Anthropometry business.industry 05 social sciences Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030210 environmental & occupational health Low back pain North west Physical therapy Body region Ergonomics medicine.symptom business Interior Design and Furnishings
Zdroj:	Work. 65:195-203
ISSN:	1875-9270 1051-9815
DOI:	10.3233/wor-193049
Popis:	BACKGROUND Mismatch between classroom furniture and the students' anthropometry have been identified as a major cause of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among students. Such discomforts can affect students' performance. OBJECTIVE This paper is aimed at investigating the prevalence of MSDs and the effect of furniture intervention among students of tertiary institutions in Northwest Nigeria. METHODS The Cornell's MSD questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of MSDs in twelve body regions of students aged between 16 and 25 years. Eleven students' anthropometric dimensions were also measured and used to compute the ergonomically compliant furniture dimensions for the participants. A new set of furniture was introduced, and the questionnaire was used to investigate if the intervention made was significant or not. The academic performance of some of the students before and after the intervention was analyzed using the t-test statistical technique. RESULT None of the furniture in use was suitable for the majority of the students. MSDs prevalence ranges from 14% to 67.3% among the body regions with the students reporting that low back pain is the most prevalent (67.3%), severe (19.4%) and interfering with their studies (15.8%). The intervention also reduced MSDs in all body regions except at the upper arm and the right side of the forearm. Only sitting, knee, and popliteal heights were significantly associated with MSD occurrence. There was also a significant improvement in the students' academic performance after the intervention (t = -3.239, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION The limited success of the intervention is an indication of the need to carry out a more holistic intervention that incorporates other inputs such as continuous enlightenment and classroom facility design.
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