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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Development of a Novel Pictorial Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge and Behaviour on Ergonomics and Posture as Well as Musculoskeletal Pain in University Students: Validity and Reliability.

Mona Salman, Josette Bettany-Saltikov, Gokulakannan Kandasamy, Garikoitz Aristegui Racero

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Ergonomic Knowledge and Postural Behavior Among Healthcare Undergraduates: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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Mona SalmanCentre for Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-2721-2368
Josette Bettany-SaltikovCentre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences Allied Health Professions, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7784-500X
Gokulakannan KandasamyCentre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences Allied Health Professions, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2569-2205
Garikoitz Aristegui RaceroScoliosis and Posture Centre, BSPTS, 08021 Barcelona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGood posture is characterised by neutral spinal alignment with high physiological and biomechanical efficiency together with low stress and strain. The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reproducibility of the adult version of the Aristegui questionnaire in university students. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was conducted in two parts. The first part assessed content validity of the questionnaire where five experts provided their feedback on the content of the questionnaire. The second part evaluated the reliability of the questionnaire among a convenience sample of 10 university students in a test-retest study.

resultsThe content validity of the questionnaire was found to be excellent. Twenty-five out of twenty-seven items had an item content validity index higher than 0.79 (appropriate) and the scale content validity index was 0.93 (high). For the reliability, almost perfect agreements were found for nine items, substantial agreement for three questions, moderate agreement for one item and fair agreement for one item. The kappa coefficients ranged from 0.00 (slight) to 1.00 (perfect) for the items on behaviour.

conclusionsThe questionnaire was found to be a valid and reliable tool to measure the university students' knowledge regarding ergonomics and posture and postural behaviour as well as prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.

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behaviourergonomicsknowledgemusculoskeletalpainposturereliabilitystudentsuniversityvalidity

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