Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries
Abstract Background A positive association between time spent on sedentary screen-based activities and physical complaints has been reported, but the cumulative association between different types of screen-based activities and physical complaints has not been examined thoroughly. Methods The cross-...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:1471-2458-10-324 2023-05-15T16:29:15+02:00 Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries Torsheim, Torbjørn Eriksson, Lilly Schnohr, Christina W Hansen, Fredrik Bjarnason, Thoroddur Välimaa, Raili 2010-06-09 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/324 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/324 Copyright 2010 Torsheim et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Research article 2010 ftbiomed 2010-07-18T00:17:03Z Abstract Background A positive association between time spent on sedentary screen-based activities and physical complaints has been reported, but the cumulative association between different types of screen-based activities and physical complaints has not been examined thoroughly. Methods The cross-sectional association between screen-based activity and physical complaints (backache and headache) among students was examined in a sample of 31022 adolescents from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Greenland, as part of the Health behaviour in school-aged children 2005/06 (HBSC) study. Daily hours spent on screen-based activities and levels of physical complaints were assessed using self-reports. Results Logistic regression analysis indicated that computer use, computer gaming and TV viewing contributed uniquely to prediction of weekly backache and headache. The magnitude of associations was consistent across types of screen based activities, and across gender. Conclusion The observed associations indicate that time spent on screen-based activity is a contributing factor to physical complaints among young people, and that effects accumulate across different types of screen-based activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Iceland BioMed Central Greenland Norway |
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Abstract Background A positive association between time spent on sedentary screen-based activities and physical complaints has been reported, but the cumulative association between different types of screen-based activities and physical complaints has not been examined thoroughly. Methods The cross-sectional association between screen-based activity and physical complaints (backache and headache) among students was examined in a sample of 31022 adolescents from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Greenland, as part of the Health behaviour in school-aged children 2005/06 (HBSC) study. Daily hours spent on screen-based activities and levels of physical complaints were assessed using self-reports. Results Logistic regression analysis indicated that computer use, computer gaming and TV viewing contributed uniquely to prediction of weekly backache and headache. The magnitude of associations was consistent across types of screen based activities, and across gender. Conclusion The observed associations indicate that time spent on screen-based activity is a contributing factor to physical complaints among young people, and that effects accumulate across different types of screen-based activities. |
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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries |
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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries |
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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries |
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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries |
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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries |
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screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the nordic countries |
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