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Publication Date: 2019
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Reducing Child-Furniture Incompatibility in Primary Schools
Cantin, Noémi; Delisle, Isabelle; Baillargeon, Manon
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, v12 n2 p200-209 2019
Background: Considering the amount of time children spend sitting in school, concerns about the consequences of an improper sitting position have been raised.Purpose: Evaluate the outcome of an occupational therapy intervention implemented to reduce child-furniture incompatibility.Methods: Repeated-measures design utilizing a within-subject comparison. Teachers' competence in promoting children's positioning (N = 14 teachers) and child-furniture incompatibility (N = 171 children) was measured.Findings: A statistically significant increase in teachers' competence was measured, as well as a decrease in desk-height incompatibility. Seat-height incompatibility remained unchanged.Implications: Evaluating the impact of workshops remains essential to ascertain the effectiveness of our interventions.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Children, Furniture, Elementary Schools, Human Factors Engineering, Occupational Therapy, Teacher Competencies, Measurement, Child Health, Design, Intervention, Health Promotion, Human Posture, Workshops, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Human Body
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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