Jenkins Mark, Menéndez Cammie Chaumont, Amick Benjamin C, Tullar Jessica, Hupert Nathaniel, Robertson Michelle M, Katz Jeffrey N
Student Health Services, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Work. 2007;28(3):231-8.
To replicate Hupert et al.'s [5] evaluation of computer-related upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms, functional limitations, academic performance impact, medication use and health services utilization among a college student population.
A cross-sectional survey of undergraduate students living in a single residential dormitory at a private southwestern university who agreed to participate completed the College Computing & Health Survey in the Spring of 2001.
Of the 127 dormitory residents, 116 students participated and 54% reported experiencing symptoms associated with computer usage. Sixty-two percent of students surveyed experienced functional limitations. More women than men reported symptoms, functional limitations and neck and shoulder pain; those with functional limitations reported higher use of medications than other participants.
These findings, which match the general findings of the previous research study conducted with the same instrument but in a different college student population, suggest a high level of computer-use-related musculoskeletal symptoms among college students. Universities may want to consider providing ergonomic training designed for college students to: conduct workstation assessments; identify computer related problems (risk factors); and, propose ergonomic solutions.
重复休珀特等人[5]对大学生群体中与计算机相关的上肢肌肉骨骼症状、功能受限、学业成绩影响、药物使用及医疗服务利用情况的评估。
对一所位于美国西南部的私立大学中居住在同一宿舍楼且同意参与研究的本科生进行横断面调查，这些学生于2001年春季完成了《大学计算机与健康调查》。
在127名宿舍居民中，116名学生参与了调查，54%的学生报告有与计算机使用相关的症状。62%的受调查学生存在功能受限情况。报告有症状、功能受限以及颈部和肩部疼痛的女生多于男生；存在功能受限的学生比其他参与者报告的药物使用频率更高。
这些结果与之前使用相同工具但针对不同大学生群体进行的研究的总体结果相符，表明大学生中与计算机使用相关的肌肉骨骼症状发生率较高。大学可能需要考虑为大学生提供符合人体工程学的培训，以便：进行工作站评估；识别与计算机相关的问题（风险因素）；并提出符合人体工程学的解决方案。
