Back-Health Knowledge and Misconceptions Related to the Daily Life Activities of Secondary School Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Knowledge’s Role in the Development of a Healthy Lifestyle
1.2. What We Mean by Knowledge
1.3. Knowledge as a Barrier or Impetus to Understanding: Reassumption Theory
1.4. Declarative Knowledge, Prior Knowledge, and Misconception in Back Health
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Reliability of the Results in TAM and MM
4.2. Prior Knowledge and Misconceptions in Back-Care Learning
4.3. Contradictions in the Assessed Knowledge
4.4. Limitations of the Study and Future Lines of Work
4.5. Impact on Teaching
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Items | Question | TAM 1 % | MM 2 % |
---|---|---|---|---|
An | V1 | The spine is in… | 95.86 | 2.36 |
An | V2 | How many curves does the spine have? | 8.88 | 56.21 |
An | V3 | What are the different parts of the spine called? | 82.84 | 7.10 |
An-Fun | V4 | The spine has curves in order to… | 76.92 | 1.78 |
An-Fun | V5 | What is the function of the spine in the body? | 86.39 | 4.73 |
An | V6 | Which of the following muscles is a trunk muscle? | 20.71 | 11.24 |
An-Fun | V7 | The function of the trunk musculature is… | 88.76 | 6.51 |
Stand-P | V8 | The most stressful posture for your back is… | 26.04 | 49.71 |
Stand-P | V9 | Which of the following postures is the most adequate? | 69.23 | 24.85 |
Stand-P | V10 | When standing for a while without moving, I should… | 75.15 | 8.28 |
Sit-P | V11 | When sitting for a long time (watching TV, studying)… | 75.15 | 10.65 |
Sit-P | V12 | When sitting at a desk… | 29.59 | 34.91 |
Sit-P | V13 | When sitting at a desk with a computer… | 77.51 | 2.9 |
BackP-L | V14 | When carrying books or large objects a long way, the best option is… | 62.13 | 7.70 |
BackP-L | V15 | When carrying a schoolbag with books, the weight should be… | 54.44 | 15.98 |
BackP-L | V16 | When carrying weight in my schoolbag, I should wear it on… | 47.34 | 3.56 |
BackP-L | V17 | When carrying weight in my schoolbag… | 57.99 | 27.40 |
BackP-L | V18 | When carrying weight in bags… | 84.02 | 11.24 |
Weight-L | V19 | When carrying a heavy load, it is better… | 51.48 | 18.35 |
Weight-L | V20 | When holding heavy loads in your arms, it is better… | 57.99 | 34.91 |
Weight-L | V21 | When lifting heavy objects off the floor… | 73.37 | 18.34 |
Weight-L | V22 | When reaching for an object that is over my head… | 77.51 | 7.10 |
Lying-P | V23 | When sleeping, the best posture is… | 49.11 | 16.57 |
Lying-P | V24 | The surface I sleep on should be… | 71.60 | 14.79 |
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Monfort-Pañego, M.; Bosch-Biviá, A.H.; Miñana-Signes, V.; Noll, M. Back-Health Knowledge and Misconceptions Related to the Daily Life Activities of Secondary School Students. Children 2024, 11, 997. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080997
Monfort-Pañego M, Bosch-Biviá AH, Miñana-Signes V, Noll M. Back-Health Knowledge and Misconceptions Related to the Daily Life Activities of Secondary School Students. Children. 2024; 11(8):997. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080997
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonfort-Pañego, Manuel, Antonio Hans Bosch-Biviá, Vicente Miñana-Signes, and Matias Noll. 2024. "Back-Health Knowledge and Misconceptions Related to the Daily Life Activities of Secondary School Students" Children 11, no. 8: 997. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080997