- Tytuł:
- ICT USE IMPLICATIONS FOR EXERCISE PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
- Autorzy:
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Dominic, Olufunmilola L.
Seidina, Iliasu Y.
Williams, D. F.
Oyerinde, O. O.
Olaitan, L. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/449192.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2018-10-11
- Wydawca:
- Politechnika Opolska. Wydział Wychowania Fizycznego i Fizjoterapii
- Tematy:
- ergonomic, exercise, health ICT use, physical activity, sedentariness
- Opis:
- Background: ICT use encourages deviation from a physically active lifestyle and might surreptitiously become a contemporary contributor to chronic diseases. The study was conducted to examine the extent of ICT use and its implications for exercise participation and health in the Nigerian University Community. Methods: A descriptive survey research design involving permanent members of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria was used. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 767 staff and students with an age range of 15–60 years. The University of Ilorin ethical review committee granted clearance (UERC/ASN/2016/588). The respondents were informed and all signed the informed consent form. A validated questionnaire, “Information and Communication Technology Use and Sedentariness Questionnaire (ICTUSQ)” with reliability (r=.89), was used for data collection. Statistical analyses conducted were frequency, percentage and One-way ANOVA; p≤0.05. Result: The most common types of ICT activities among the Nigerian University Community were: mobile phones calls/texting 91.0% (n=698), online-chats 90.9% (n=697), computer use 69.9% (n=536) and viewing TV/DVD 64.5% (n=495). Due to ICT use, respondents were continuously sedentary for several hours daily. Only 34.8% (n=267) of them participated in the recommended amount of exercise, the majority 81.0% (n=621) reported that they were too busy to exercise. ICTinduced health problems included shoulder pain 60.9% (n=467), thumb pain 68.6% (n=526), fatigue 33.0% (n=253), phone addiction 84.3% (n=646) and anxiety/depression 76.1% (n=544). Irrespective of age, factors that largely determined the extent of ICT use were gender, n=767, F(9, 757)=407.73, p≤0.005; occupation, n=767, F(9, 757)=163.79, p≤0.002; and type of job, n=767, F (9, 757)=639.45, p≤0.003. Conclusion: Excessive ICT use leads to sedentariness and a reduction in the desire to exercise. The accumulated effect might accelerate the risk of cardiometabolic, cardiovascular, physiological and mental disorders. Regular physical activity breaks of at least 5 minutes each hour of continuous ICT use, and the introduction of physical education and sport programmes to inculcate sustainable physical activity culture in the university community is recommended.
- Źródło:
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Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective; 2018, 7, 11; 5-14
2084-7971 - Pojawia się w:
- Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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