High prevalence of inadequate sitting and sleeping postures: a three-year prospective study of adolescents

Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô; Rosa, Bruna Nichele da; Valle, Marja Bochehin do; Antoniolli, Arthur; Vieira, Adriane; Loss, Jefferson Fagundes

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-15093-2

Cited by 17 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Adolescents with LBP treated with both drugs and rehabilitation treatments have significantly Stratifying the schools by type of curriculum, the results show that the adolescents attending the liceo artistico (fine art studies) or the liceo delle scienze applicate (applied sciences) had a higher probability of incurring at least one episode of LBP, meaning that the school environment can be one of the factors that contribute to the development of LBP. Inadequate postures combined with high stress and specific workloads for both types of high schools may explain the differences observed (15). In fact, in both schools, several hours per day are spent in laboratories sitting down or standing in probably not correct positions.…”

Section: N Resultsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Prevalence of low back pain and its effect on health-related quality of life in 409 scholar adolescents from the Veneto region

Galozzi

Maghini²,

Bakdounes³

et al. 2019

Reumatismo

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition with profound effects on well-being. We aimed to define the prevalence and the characteristics of LBP and to investigate its impact on the quality of life (QoL) of 409 students (265 females and 144 males), all high-school adolescents from the Veneto region. LBP was measured with a structured, self-report questionnaire, while the SF-36 questionnaire was used to measure physical and mental QoL. 253 students (61.3%) reported one or more episodes of LBP, with female predominance. Adolescents with LBP treated with drugs and rehabilitation cares have significantly poor belief in pain resolution (p=0.005), but more belief in a prevention program (p=0.006) than the others. After adjustment for sex, a significant association between the SF-36 dimension of vitality and the presence of LBP in males was observed. All SF-36 domains except mental health were significantly higher in females with LBP. Our study conﬁrmed that LBP is frequent in Italian scholar adolescents and has an impact on QoL. Strategies for reducing the effects of LBP on QoL should be an important purpose for clinicians and health policy makers.

show abstract

Section: N Resultsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Prevalence of low back pain and its effect on health-related quality of life in 409 scholar adolescents from the Veneto region

Galozzi

Maghini²,

Bakdounes³

et al. 2019

Reumatismo

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The study was part of the ‘Brazilian longitudinal study on back pain and posture from adolescents’. 29 An epidemiological exploratory and longitudinal study was conducted between October 2011 and October 2014.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Back pain and its risk factors in Brazilian adolescents: a longitudinal study

Candotti

Rosa

Vieira

et al. 2019

British Journal of Pain

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Owing to the lack of longitudinal studies in Latin American countries, we aimed to evaluate back pain and its risk factors in a 3-year longitudinal study of Brazilian adolescents. We analysed data of 525 adolescents (aged 11–16 years) attending primary school (fifth to eighth grade) in Brazil. The students were administered the self-reported Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI) questionnaire in 2011 and at a follow-up evaluation that was conducted 3 years later (2014). Back pain was the outcome variable; the exposure variables included exercise, behavioural, hereditary and postural factors. Generalized estimating equations were used to perform a Poisson regression model with robust variance to evaluate the risk factors for back pain. The prevalence of back pain at baseline was 56% ( n = 294); this increased significantly at the 3-year follow-up evaluation to 65.9% ( n = 346). The frequency of experiencing back pain also significantly increased after 3 years in both boys ( p = 0.002) and girls ( p = 0.001). The prevalence of back pain increased significantly in adolescents up to the age of 13 years, stabilized in those aged 14 years and older and was higher among girls. A family history of back pain (in the parents), watching television for lengthy periods and carrying a backpack asymmetrically were predictors for back pain.

show abstract

“…Initially, the BackPEI was developed to assess the presence, frequency, and intensity of back pain and its risk factors (behavioral, postural, and demographic factors) among children and adolescents [4]. Because of its characteristics, the BackPEI has been widely used in research involving school children [5][6][7][8][9][10] and has been adapted for use in other countries [11,12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument for Children and Adolescents (BackPEI-CA): Expansion, Content Validation, and Reliability

Rosa

Candotti

Pivotto

et al. 2022

IJERPH

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI) was created in 2013 to assess back pain and its risk factors in school children. However, it does not assess neck pain or the habits of mobile device usage, which are aspects that are often part of school children’s lives. Therefore, we aimed to update the BackPEI questionnaire to include new questions assessing aspects related to neck pain and the use of mobile devices and to test the content validity and reliability of the new questions. The updated questionnaire was named Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument for Children and Adolescents (BackPEI-CA). The content was validated by eight experts using the content validity index (CVI). To assess reliability, the BackPEI-CA questionnaire was applied at two different times in 105 school children, and Cohen’s kappa (k) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated. All aspects assessed regarding content validity had a CVI higher than 0.8. The new questions presented moderate and good kappa values and excellent ICC values. The updated version of BackPEI-CA can be used as a clinic tool for assessing the presence, frequency, and intensity of back and neck pain and their risk factors.

show abstract

High prevalence of inadequate sitting and sleeping postures: a three-year prospective study of adolescents

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Prevalence of low back pain and its effect on health-related quality of life in 409 scholar adolescents from the Veneto region

Prevalence of low back pain and its effect on health-related quality of life in 409 scholar adolescents from the Veneto region

Back pain and its risk factors in Brazilian adolescents: a longitudinal study

Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument for Children and Adolescents (BackPEI-CA): Expansion, Content Validation, and Reliability

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About