Influence of ergonomic parameters of schoolchildren’s workplaces on the functional state of the nervous system in adolescents

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Introduction. Modern learning environment is a source of potential risk for the development of neurological problems among schoolchildren.

The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of ergonomic factors of workplaces on the functional state of the nervous system in older adolescents in the modern educational environment.

Materials and methods. The ergonomic assessment of workplaces in the school at the individual workplace was given; the study of subjective complaints from the nervous system in adolescents and related factors during the questionnaire survey of schoolchildren and parents. Indicators of the functional state of the nervous system in adolescents were evaluated using the method of M.P. Moroz.

Results. Headache complaints are highly prevalent among adolescents. In the course of the study, we found that staying in an irrational working posture increases the likelihood of headaches among adolescents. In addition, the irrationality of the working posture and the mismatch of the size of educational furniture with the anthropometric data of adolescents, statistically significantly affect the on the change in the indicators of the functional state of the nervous system in adolescents.

Limitations. Limitations of the study include the fact that the study included groups of 15–16-year adolescents. The study is also limited by the fact that it was cross-sectional in nature. Studies investigating the influence of school ergonomic factors on the state of the nervous system of schoolchildren in dynamics may be promising.

Conclusion. To prevent damage to the nervous system, it is important to observe ergonomic principles, teach adolescents to maintain a rational working posture in school.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study was approved by the local ethical committee of the Kazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health Care of Russia (excerpt from protocol no. 3 of March 26, 2019).

Contribution:
Ablyaeva A.V. — material collection and data processing, statistical processing, text writing;
Fathutdinova L.M. — work supervisor, research concept and design, editing.
All co-authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgment. The research was supported by a grant from the International Scientific Council for Young Scientists of Kazan State Medical University. The research was supported by the Strategic Academic Leadership Program of Kazan State Medical University (Priority 2030). The  research was supported by Rosmolodezh. Grants.

Received: October 30, 2023 / Accepted: November 15, 2023 / Published: December 28, 2023

About the authors

Anastasia V. Ablyaeva

Kazan State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: ablyaeva.av@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5597-0694

Senior Lecturer, Department of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, 420012, Russian Federation

e-amil: ablyaeva.av@gmail.com

Russian Federation

Liliya M. Fatkhutdinova

Kazan State Medical University

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9506-563X

Д.м.н., профессор, заведующий кафедрой гигиены, медицины труда ФГБОУ ВО Казанский ГМУ Минздрава России, 420012, Казань, Россия

Russian Federation

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