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Young people's computer use: implications for health education

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Title:

Young people's computer use: implications for health education

Author(s):

Leslie M. Alexander, Candace Currie

Journal:

Health Education

Year:

2004

Volume:

104

Issue:

4

Page:

254 - 261


ISSN:

0965-4283


DOI:

10.1108/09654280410546745

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Increasing numbers of young people use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for education, work and leisure activities. Research on ICT and Upper Limb Disorders (ULDs) in adults has shown that functional impairment, pain and discomfort in the upper limbs, neck and shoulder increases with frequency and duration of exposure to computer use. This paper reports secondary analyses of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study (HBSC). Data from 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds living in Scotland have been used to illustrate that extended periods of time spent computing are associated with neck/shoulder pain and headache. This is a topic which warrants a place on the Health Education agenda.

Keywords:

Computers, Health and safety, Scotland, Young adults


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/09654280410546745

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