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Teachers were recruited via social media platforms, and data were collected through a web-based questionnaire. Self-reported absenteeism and predictor variables were analyzed using logistic regression and Odds Ratio (OR).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 232 school teachers participated. Absenteeism prevalence was 45.3% for NSP and 46.1% for LBP. Most factors, such as age, gender, smoking, workload, were not significantly associated with absenteeism. Likewise, smartwatch or health app use showed no statistically significant effect, likely due to low adoption. However, frequent use of neck or back support, often reflecting underlying pain severity, was a strong predictor of absenteeism (NSP: OR = 5.76; 95% CI: 1.80\u201318.47; LBP: OR = 4.89; 95% CI: 1.43\u201316.77). Sleep disturbances significantly increased absenteeism risk for NSP (OR = 5.44; 95% CI: 2.38\u201312.45) and LBP (OR = 5.14; 95% CI: 2.13\u201312.40). Frequent nervousness (OR = 2.61; 95% CI: 1.08\u20136.31) and low physical activity (OR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.03\u20135.51) were also associated with higher absenteeism.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Use of ergonomic supports, sleep disturbance, nervousness, and sedentary behavior were key predictors of absenteeism. Interventions should focus on ergonomic improvements, sleep hygiene, stress management, and promoting physical activity. Future studies should explore strategies to improve wearable technology adoption for musculoskeletal health monitoring.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10519815251386810","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]],"date-time":"2025-10-16T20:19:45Z","timestamp":1760645985000},"page":"793-799","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The influence of demographic, health, sleep, work-related, ergonomic, lifestyle, and wearable technology use factors on absenteeism due to neck, shoulder and low back pain among teachers in Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"83","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1515-1680","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manal","family":"Almalki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1399552"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","first-page":"51","article-title":"Prevalence of shoulder musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers: a systematic review","volume":"41","author":"Nyawose ZZ","year":"2019","unstructured":"Nyawose ZZ, Naidoo R. 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