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Analysis of the mismatch between school furniture and children
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The characteristics of school furniture are strongly associated with back and neck pain, referred by school-aged
children. In Portugal, about 60% of the adolescents involved in a recent study reported having felt back pain at least
once in the last three months. The aim of this study was to compare furniture sizes of the 2 types indicated for
primary schools, within 9 schools, with the anthropometric characteristics of Portuguese students, in order to
evaluate the mismatch between them. The sample consisted of 432 volunteer students. Regarding the methodology,
5 anthropometric measures were gathered, as well as 5 dimensions from the school furniture. For the evaluation of
classroom furniture, a (mis)match criterion equation was defined. Results indicated that there is a significant
mismatch between furniture dimensions and the anthropometric characteristics of the students.
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School furniture Anthropometrics Schoolchildren