MAXIMUM BACKPACK WEIGHT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL CONTEXT: A SCOPING REVIEW

• Main Authors: Maria João Matos (Author), Catarina Barreiras (Author), Constança Festas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2184-3023; 10.33194/rper.2020.v3.n1.6.5759
• Keywords: child; weight-bearing; schools; school health services; rehabilitation nursing; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 49-56 (2020)

Objectives: to map the evidence in relation to the maximum backpack weight recommended for children in school context. Methodology: suggested by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The relevance analysis of the articles, the extraction and synthesis of the data was carried out by two independent reviewers. Starting question: what is the maximum backpack weight recommended for children, from 6 to 12 years old, in school context Data sources: primary studies published in scientific databases, international guidelines and gray literature. Summary of the data: 353 publications were identified, of which 28 were included. The recommended weight percentage is divided into two categories: with recommendation (ranging from 5% -20%) and without recommendation. Conclusions: This scoping review allowed to map the evidence in relation to the maximum weight of the backpack recommended for children in school, where the value of 10% was the one that obtained the greatest consensus.