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Gender difference in mobile phone use and the impact of digital device exposure on neck posture.
Ergonomics. 2016 Nov; 59(11):1453-1461.E

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to identify gender differences in the cervical postures when young adults were using mobile phones, as well as the correlations between the postures and the digital devices use (computer and mobile phone). Questionnaires regarding the habits of computer and mobile phone use were administrated to 429 subjects aged from 17 to 33 years old (19.75 ± 2.58 years old). Subjects were instructed to stand habitually and use a mobile phone as in daily life; the sagittal head and cervical postures were measured by head flexion, neck flexion angle and gaze angle. Male participants had a significantly larger head flexion angle (96.41° ± 12.23° vs. 93.57° ± 12.62°, p = 0.018) and neck flexion angle (51.92° ± 9.55° vs. 47.09° ± 9.45°, p < 0.001) than females. There were significant differences in head (F = 3.62, p = 0.014) and neck flexion (F = 3.99, p = 0.009) between different amounts of computer use. Practitioner Summary: We investigated possible gender differences in head and neck postures of young adults using mobile phones, as well as the potential correlations between these postures and digital device use. We found that males displayed larger head and neck flexion angles than females, which were associated with the amount of computer use.

Authors+Show Affiliations

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

b Department of Regenerative Medicine , Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

a Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai , China.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultCell PhoneComputersComputers, HandheldCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNeckPostureRange of Motion, ArticularSex FactorsSmartphoneSpineYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27046745

Clinical Trial Links

The Effect of Smartphone Use Duration in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain.

Citation

Guan, Xiaofei, et al. "Gender Difference in Mobile Phone Use and the Impact of Digital Device Exposure On Neck Posture." Ergonomics, vol. 59, no. 11, 2016, pp. 1453-1461.

Guan X, Fan G, Chen Z, et al. Gender difference in mobile phone use and the impact of digital device exposure on neck posture. Ergonomics. 2016;59(11):1453-1461.

Guan, X., Fan, G., Chen, Z., Zeng, Y., Zhang, H., Hu, A., Gu, G., Wu, X., Gu, X., & He, S. (2016). Gender difference in mobile phone use and the impact of digital device exposure on neck posture. Ergonomics, 59(11), 1453-1461.

Guan X, et al. Gender Difference in Mobile Phone Use and the Impact of Digital Device Exposure On Neck Posture. Ergonomics. 2016;59(11):1453-1461. PubMed PMID: 27046745.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Gender difference in mobile phone use and the impact of digital device exposure on neck posture. AU - Guan,Xiaofei, AU - Fan,Guoxin, AU - Chen,Zhengqi, AU - Zeng,Ying, AU - Zhang,Hailong, AU - Hu,Annan, AU - Gu,Guangfei, AU - Wu,Xinbo, AU - Gu,Xin, AU - He,Shisheng, Y1 - 2016/04/05/ PY - 2016/4/6/pubmed PY - 2017/5/4/medline PY - 2016/4/6/entrez KW - Forward head posture KW - gender KW - mobile phone use KW - neck pain SP - 1453 EP - 1461 JF - Ergonomics JO - Ergonomics VL - 59 IS - 11 N2 - This cross-sectional study aimed to identify gender differences in the cervical postures when young adults were using mobile phones, as well as the correlations between the postures and the digital devices use (computer and mobile phone). Questionnaires regarding the habits of computer and mobile phone use were administrated to 429 subjects aged from 17 to 33 years old (19.75 ± 2.58 years old). Subjects were instructed to stand habitually and use a mobile phone as in daily life; the sagittal head and cervical postures were measured by head flexion, neck flexion angle and gaze angle. Male participants had a significantly larger head flexion angle (96.41° ± 12.23° vs. 93.57° ± 12.62°, p = 0.018) and neck flexion angle (51.92° ± 9.55° vs. 47.09° ± 9.45°, p < 0.001) than females. There were significant differences in head (F = 3.62, p = 0.014) and neck flexion (F = 3.99, p = 0.009) between different amounts of computer use. Practitioner Summary: We investigated possible gender differences in head and neck postures of young adults using mobile phones, as well as the potential correlations between these postures and digital device use. We found that males displayed larger head and neck flexion angles than females, which were associated with the amount of computer use. SN - 1366-5847 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27046745/Gender_difference_in_mobile_phone_use_and_the_impact_of_digital_device_exposure_on_neck_posture_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -