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	A Cross-Sectional Study of Awareness, Acceptance, Barriers and Willingness to Adopt Wearable Posture Correction Devices Among Computer Professionals&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Pansala</surname><given-names>Dharti</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Desai</surname><given-names>Anjan</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>30</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>8)</volume><issue/><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>9</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Prolonged computer use and poor sitting posture may contribute to forward head posture (FHP) and musculo skeletal discomfort among computer professionals. Wearable posture correction devices can provide real-time biofeedback to promote postural awareness. This study aimed to assess awareness, acceptance, perceived barriers, and willingness to use wearable posture correction devices among computer professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 150 computer professionals aged 24–45 years working in various organisations in Surat, Gujarat. Participants completed a structured questionnaire assessing awareness, attitude, per ceived barriers, and willingness/intention to use wearable posture correction devices. Descriptive statistics were used for analy sis. Details of the questionnaire’s development, validity/reliability, scoring system, study period, ethics approval, and sample-size justification should be reported explicitly in the final manuscript. Results: Only 25.33% of participants had previously heard of wearable posture correction devices, while 74.67% were unaware. However, 68.00% identified their stated purpose, 65.33% recognised their real-time feedback capability, and 78.00% agreed that such devices could help prevent FHP. The mean attitude score was 40.04 ± 5.21/50 as reported in the original dataset/manu script. Most participants were willing to try a device (84.00%) and use it regularly (74.67%). In the direct-response questions, 80.00% were willing to use a device if provided free of cost, 66.00% indicated willingness to purchase one, and 70.67% would recommend it to coworkers. Lack of awareness (74.67%) and high cost (20.00%) were the main reported barriers. Conclusion: Computer professionals in this sample showed limited prior awareness but favourable attitudes and substantial willingness/intention to use wearable posture correction devices. These findings reflect perceived acceptability and behavioral intention rather than actual device adoption or clinical effectiveness.&#13;
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