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Analysis of the mismatch between school furniture and children
| dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, Maria Antónia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arezes, Pedro | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-28T09:45:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-04-28T09:45:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | por |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4951-2106-7 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/5844 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | AHFE Conference | por |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.ahfe2015.org/files/books/2014ED-PART-I.pdf | por |
| dc.subject | School furniture | por |
| dc.subject | Anthropometrics | por |
| dc.subject | Schoolchildren | por |
| dc.title | Analysis of the mismatch between school furniture and children | por |
| dc.type | conference object | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Kraków, Poland | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 274 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 268 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE): Advances in Ergonomics In Design, Usability & Special Populations. Part I | por |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | conferenceObject | por |