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Evaluation of the match between anthropometric measures and school furniture dimensions in Chile.
Work. 2015; 53(3):585-95.WORK

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Students are exposed to the first systematic tasks or activities that a human being carries out in his/her life while at school. In this workplace situation, school furniture is a key factor for the adoption of proper body posture.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this paper was to observe and determine the potential mismatch between school furniture dimensions and anthropometric characteristics of the students from the Valparaíso region of Chile.

METHODS

The sample consisted of 3,078 volunteer participants from 18 schools (public, semi-public, private). Eight anthropometric measures were gathered, together with six furniture dimensions. Mismatch analyses were carried out by using pre-defined mismatch criteria.

RESULTS

Many different types of school furniture were presented at the schools. Also, a high level of mismatch was registered for seat height, desk height and seat-to-desk clearance. Finally, the analysis of all considered dimensions together showed that there was a high level of cumulative mismatch.

CONCLUSIONS

It can be concluded that there were high levels of mismatch between the school furniture and student anthropometric characteristics and that this mismatch varied within the difference types of schools. This situation may have occurred because furniture acquisition was made without considering any ergonomic criteria.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Castellucci HI
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Catalán M
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Arezes PM
DPS/ALGORITMI Research Centre, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Molenbroek JF
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering Section Applied Ergonomics and Design, Delft, The Netherlands.

MeSH

AdolescentAnthropometryBody Weights and MeasuresChildChild, PreschoolChileFemaleHumansInterior Design and FurnishingsMalePostureSchoolsYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26835861

Citation

Castellucci, H I., et al. "Evaluation of the Match Between Anthropometric Measures and School Furniture Dimensions in Chile." Work (Reading, Mass.), vol. 53, no. 3, 2015, pp. 585-95.
Castellucci HI, Catalán M, Arezes PM, et al. Evaluation of the match between anthropometric measures and school furniture dimensions in Chile. Work. 2015;53(3):585-95.
Castellucci, H. I., Catalán, M., Arezes, P. M., & Molenbroek, J. F. (2015). Evaluation of the match between anthropometric measures and school furniture dimensions in Chile. Work (Reading, Mass.), 53(3), 585-95. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-152233
Castellucci HI, et al. Evaluation of the Match Between Anthropometric Measures and School Furniture Dimensions in Chile. Work. 2015;53(3):585-95. PubMed PMID: 26835861.
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