ArticleJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2018
The association between backpack use and low back pain among pre-university students: A pilot study.
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- Effectiveness of a theory-based back care intervention on spine-related behavior among pupils: a school-based randomised controlled trial (T-Bak study).BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Effects of School-Based Educational Program on Backpack Carrying Behavior in Teenage Students.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- School Bag Design and Weight: A Narrative Review of Their Impact on Children's Posture and Musculoskeletal Health.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Association of postural education and postural hygiene with low back pain in schoolchildren: Cross-sectional results from the PEPE study.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Article
- The Back-care Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (BABAQ) for schoolchildren: development and psychometric evaluation.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Back Pain and Schoolbags among Adolescents in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals aged 30-60 years have a high possibility of experiencing low back pain. However, children and adolescents are not exempted from this problem. This study aimed to determine the relationship between backpack usage and the frequency of low back pain in pre-university students.
methodsA total of 101 currently enrolled pre-university students were recruited for this cross-sectional study. They answered a questionnaire about their demographic details and their frequency of backpack usage. Their backpacks were weighed for four consecutive school days. The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and Body Discomfort Chart were used to rate discomfort levels.
resultsThe use and weight of a backpack were not significantly associated with low back pain, as indicated by the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and Body Discomfort Chart (p > 0.05).
conclusionThis study did not find an association between the use of a backpack and low back pain in Malaysian pre-university students.
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