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Physical work load in physical education teachers.

H Sandmark1, C Wiktorin, C Hogstedt

  • 1Department of Occupational Health, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. helsan@ymed.ks.se

Applied Ergonomics
|September 14, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Physical education teachers experience significant physical workload, particularly on lower extremities and cardiovascular systems. Their self-assessment of physical load, including heavy lifting, aligns well with recorded data.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Sports Science
  • Ergonomics

Background:

  • Physical education teachers face unique occupational physical demands.
  • Quantifying this physical workload is crucial for understanding health risks.
  • Assessing the accuracy of self-reported physical load is important for research and intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure and quantify the physical workload experienced by physical education teachers.
  • To determine the reliability of self-reported physical load over a three-week period.
  • To evaluate the agreement between objectively measured and self-rated physical load.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty physical education teachers participated in the study.
  • Physical load on lower extremities, back, and cardiovascular strain were recorded during a typical workday.

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  • Reproducibility of self-reported physical load was assessed over a three-week test-retest interval.

    • Main Results:

    • Physical education teachers experience considerable physical workload, especially affecting the lower extremities.
    • Cardiovascular demands are relatively high compared to other occupations.
    • Teachers demonstrated good accuracy in self-assessing activities like heavy lifting and time spent sitting.

    Conclusions:

    • The physical workload for physical education teachers is substantial, posing potential health concerns.
    • Objective measurements confirm high physical demands on lower limbs and cardiovascular system.
    • Self-reporting can be a reliable method for assessing certain aspects of physical load in this group.