Screen time and static posture of laptop usage among university student and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
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screen time, laptop usage, university student, COVID-19 pandemicAbstract
The government has been obliged to adapt educational activities through online learning in anticipation of the COVID-19 outbreak. Meanwhile the increase in the frequency and duration of laptop usage has implications for increased individual screen time. Therefore, this study aims to determine the description of screen time and the relationship between posture and the type of laptop usage. A total of 1085 people participated in the survey, including students, lecturers, and academic staff at the University of Indonesia. Data was collected through a questionnaire containing a list of questions related to the average laptop usage per day, which was divided into 4 categories, such as <1, 1-2, 2-3, and >3 hours. Another question is the purpose of using a laptop, which was divided into 11 types of activities and body postures. The results showed significant correlation in all observed body postures, sitting with a table was significantly correlated with 7 types of activity, sitting without a table with 6 types of activity, sitting on the floor with a table with 4 types of activity, sitting on the floor without a table with 3 types of activity, standing with 4 types of activities and lying down with 3 types of activities.
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