Effects of portable computing device usage on posture and health among university students

Nur Diana Farhana, Zulkiflee and Munira, Mohd Ali (2022) Effects of portable computing device usage on posture and health among university students. In: IET Conference Proceedings. 2022 Engineering Technology International Conference, ETIC 2022 , 7 - 8 September 2022 , Kuantan, Virtual. pp. 436-439., 2022 (22). ISSN 2732-4494 ISBN 978-183953782-0 (Published)

	Pdf Effects of portable computing device usage on posture and health.pdf Restricted to Repository staff only Download (273kB) | Request a copy
Preview	Pdf Effects of portable computing device usage on posture and health among university students_ABS.pdf Download (43kB) | Preview

Abstract

With the advancements in modern-day technology and the pandemic situation with COVID-19, portable computing devices use has increased and seems to take control of our daily activities. However, the usage of portable computing devices comes with many adverse effects, especially related to the health and posture of the people. Therefore, a study has been conducted to find out the common effects on posture and health that occurred towards university students that are heavy users of the portable computing device to do the assessments throughout their studies. A set of questionnaires and 15 interview questions were designed to gain primary data from the respondents about their responses to the effects. The study's overall findings indicate that most of the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) respondents agree that the neck, shoulder, and eyes were the most common effect on posture. At the same time, 'ear hearing function', 'brain disorder (Parkinson)' and gadget addiction were common health effects. At the end of the paper, a few recommendations were made to ensure the proper usage of portable computing devices to decrease the severity of the negative effect that can damage their health and posture.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Additional Information:	Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Body posture; Computing device; Human health; Musculoskeletal symptoms
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology > TS Manufactures
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2024 04:44
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2024 04:44
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42092
Download Statistic:	View Download Statistics

Actions (login required)

View Item