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Article

Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children

by
María José Menor-Rodríguez
1,†,
Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque
2,†,
María Montiel-Troya
3,*,
Jonathan Cortés-Martín
2,
María José Aguilar-Cordero
2 and
Juan Carlos Sánchez-García
2
1
Research Group CTS-367, Ourense Nursing Department, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
2
Research Group CTS-1068, Nursing Department, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
3
Research Group CTS-1068, Nursing Department in Ceuta, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Healthcare 2022, 10(5), 864; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864
Submission received: 21 March 2022 / Revised: 29 April 2022 / Accepted: 3 May 2022 / Published: 6 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Child and Adolescent Health: Challenges and Perspectives)
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Abstract

Introduction: Healthy lifestyle habits formed in childhood provide the foundation for a healthy adult life; therefore, it is important to encourage healthy habits and to correct poor habits from an early age. Aim: In this study, we aim to evaluate the influence of educational intervention in order to modify postural hygiene habits in school-age children. Materials and methods: We randomly selected three public primary education schools in the Galician provinces of Orense and Pontevedra based on stratified multistage sampling. A sample of 479 students was obtained, representing 2% of all 6- to 12-year-old children registered during the 2015/2016 academic year in those provinces. Results: Following the intervention, the students’ postural hygiene improved. We found statistically significant differences regarding a reduction in the number of hours spent watching television (0.531 h/day); the way school books and supplies were carried, with an increase in the use of backpacks with wheels (from 58.5% to 64.1%); and an improvement in postural hygiene when watching television, with an increase from 63.7% to 80.8% of those surveyed opting to watch television whilst seated on a chair instead of lying down. Conclusions: Educational intervention by inculcating healthy postural hygiene habits in children at an early age can improve and correct unhealthy behaviours.
Keywords: educational intervention; children; postural hygiene; children’s health educational intervention; children; postural hygiene; children’s health

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Menor-Rodríguez, M.J.; Rodríguez-Blanque, R.; Montiel-Troya, M.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Aguilar-Cordero, M.J.; Sánchez-García, J.C. Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children. Healthcare 2022, 10, 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864

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Menor-Rodríguez MJ, Rodríguez-Blanque R, Montiel-Troya M, Cortés-Martín J, Aguilar-Cordero MJ, Sánchez-García JC. Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children. Healthcare. 2022; 10(5):864. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864

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Menor-Rodríguez, María José, Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque, María Montiel-Troya, Jonathan Cortés-Martín, María José Aguilar-Cordero, and Juan Carlos Sánchez-García. 2022. "Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children" Healthcare 10, no. 5: 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864

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Menor-Rodríguez, M. J., Rodríguez-Blanque, R., Montiel-Troya, M., Cortés-Martín, J., Aguilar-Cordero, M. J., & Sánchez-García, J. C. (2022). Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children. Healthcare, 10(5), 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864

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