Functional Capacity, Pulmonary Function, School Age Children, Smartphone Addiction
Conditions
Brief summary
Statement of the problem: Are there relations between smartphone addiction, neck posture, pulmonary functions and functional capacity in children? Null hypothesis It will be assumed that: * There will be no effect of smart phone addiction on head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children. * There will be no relation between smartphone addiction, head posture, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children.
Detailed description
Subjects: Sample size estimation will be carried out to determine the recruited number of children selected randomly from both governmental and private primary and preparatory schools at El Mansoura educational administration, Dakahlia Governorate and Damietta governorate to participate in this study. The survey targets the normal students from both sexes. They will be selected based on the following: Inclusion criteria: * All children will be age ranges from 10 to 12 years * The BMI \<95th percentile (WHO, 2007) * Smartphone addiction scale short version will be used to categorize the children to addicted group (score \> 32) (Kwon et al., 2013) . * They will be cooperative and followed the instructions. Exclusive criteria: Children will be excluded from the study if they have: * Neurological diseases. * Respiratory disorders. * Congenital deformities. * Vision disorders not corrected by glasses. * Children who participate in competitive sports. * Obesity.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All children will be age ranges from 10 to 12 years * The BMI \<95th percentile (WHO, 2007) * Smartphone addiction scale short version will be used to categorize the children to addicted group (score \> 32) (Kwon et al., 2013) . * They will be cooperative and followed the instructions.
Exclusion criteria
* • Neurological diseases. * Respiratory disorders. * Congenital deformities. * Vision disorders not corrected by glasses. * Children who participate in competitive sports. * Obesity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluation of pulmonary functions | baseline only | Computerized spirometer is the most frequently used measure of lung function and is a measure of volume against time. It is a simple and quick procedure to perform |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluation of functional capacity | baseline only | By 3 minutes step test It is based on the principles that your heart rate will return to normal quickly the fitter you are the value of post- exercise heart is considered to be an indicator to cardiovascular fitness |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluation craniovertebral angle | baseline only | By Kinovea computer program A free 2D motion analysis software |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary Contactyasmine eletreby
Outcome results
None listed