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Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3046
Resumo
MEJIA, Christian R. et al. Technological-educational factors associated with physio-ergonomic problems in medical students. Rev. cuban. med. mil. [online]. 2023, vol.52, n.2 Epub 01-Jun-2023. ISSN 1561-3046.
Introduction:
There is evidence on the negative effect of the use of information and communication technologies on students, however, little is known about physio-ergonomic problems secondary to their use.
Objective:
To identify the technological-educational factors associated with the report of 4 physio-ergonomic problems in medical students.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study in medical students from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. A questionnaire was used whose variables were socio-educational and technological characteristics, as well as physio-ergonomic problems (neck pain, back pain, dry/red eye and headache).
Results:
Of 11 587 students, 14.5% reported presenting 4 physio-ergonomic problems. Most reported neck pain (50%), back pain (50.5%), and headache (53.7%). Women (PR= 1.06), who studied a previous degree (PR= 1.19), who belonged to all years of studies (PR= 1.12-1.20), who had greater use of the Internet, had a higher frequency (in hours) of presenting these physio-ergonomic problems (PR= 1.01) and those who accessed Twitter during school hours (PR= 1.30). They decreased the frequency of presenting these problems, being younger in years (PR= 0.99), coming from a private university (PR= 0.81), and who belonged to any extracurricular group (PR= 0.67-0.93).
Conclusions:
The technological-educational factors associated with the report of 4 physio-ergonomic problems in medical students were being a woman, having a previous degree, belonging to all the years of study, hours of Internet use and access to Twitter during classes.
Palavras-chave : Latin America; neck pain; back pain; students; information technology; dry eye syndromes; Internet use.