THE IMPACT OF MOBILE TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE USE ON MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3, 137 - 146, 18.12.2019

Orhan Korhan , Ali Elghomati

https://doi.org/10.33439/ergonomi.531434

Cited By: 5

Öz

People using mobile touch
screen devices (MTSDs) have been exposed to the musculoskeletal disorder
because of physical risk factors. As being lightweight; the latest generations
of MTSDs are preferred for personal and work purposes as they are comfortable to
operate and easy to carry. Furthermore, they have many advantageous facilities
compared to conventional devices. This study aims to survey previous researches
on the effects of MTSDs use on the musculoskeletal disorder. In this scope;
published researches on musculoskeletal disorders, postural problems, and
kinematic activities at upper extremities among people who use mobile phones or
tablets for daily use are investigated. The articles reviewed were cited based
on the research made from Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Elsevier Science
Direct, and Google Scholar. The method selected in this study was to review
published studies from January 2010 to December 2019 on occurrence of
discomfort symptoms in different positions of the body parts and muscular
activities in upper extremities among people who use MTSDs.    

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobile device, Smartphones, Tablets, Touchsecreen, Musculoskeletal disorders

MOBİL DOKUNMATİK EKRAN CİHAZI KULLANIMININ KAS İSKELET SİSTEMİ RAHATSIZLIKLARINA ETKİSİ: LİTERATÜR ARAŞTIRMASI

Öz

Fiziksel risk faktörleri
nedeniyle dokunmatik ekran mobil cihaz (DEMC) kullanan kişiler arasında
kas-iskelet patolojisi oluşmaktadır. Hafif olmaları nedeniyle;
işlem yapmada, taşımada ve birçok yönden daha avantajlı oldukkarından son dönem
DEMC kişisel ve iş kullanımında tercih edilmektedirler. Bu çalışmanın
amacı DEMC kullanımının kas-iskelet sistemi üzerine olan etkisini içeren
literatürdeki .alışmaları incelemektir. Bu kapsamda; günlük olarak mobil
telefon ve tablet kullanan kişilerde meydana gelen üst ekstremitelerdeki kas-iskelet
sistemi rahatsızlıkları, postürel sorunlar ve kinematik aktiviteler
araştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmada uygulanan yöntem Ocak 2014 ve Ocak 2018 yılları
arasında yayınlanan çalışmalarda DEMC kullanıcılarının vücudun çeşitli
bölgelerinde ortaya çıkan rahatsızlık semptomlarını ve kas faaliyetlerini
içeren çalışmaların taranmasıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobil cihazlar, Akıllı telefonlar, Tabletler, Dokunmatik ekran, Kas ağrıları

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