Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
J Environ Public Health. 2020 Dec 9;2020:9793425. doi: 10.1155/2020/9793425. eCollection 2020.
Environmental influence is one of the attributing factors for health status. Chronic interaction with electronic display technology and lack of outdoor activities might lead to health issues. Given the concerns about the digital impact on lifestyle and health challenges, we aimed to investigate the daily activity inclination and health complaints among the Malaysian youth. A self-administered questionnaire covering lifestyle and health challenges was completed by 220 youths aged between 16 and 25. There were a total of 22 questions. Seven questions inspected the patterns of indoor and outdoor activities. Fifteen questions focused on the visual and musculoskeletal symptoms linked to both mental and physical health. The total time spent indoors (15.0 ± 5.4 hours/day) was significantly higher than that spent outdoors (2.5 ± 2.6 hours/day) ( = 39.01, < 0.05). Total time engrossed in sedentary activities (13.0 ± 4.5 hours/day) was significantly higher than that in nonsedentary activities (4.5 ± 3.8 hours/day) comprised of indoor sports and any outdoor engagements ( = 27.10, < 0.05). The total time spent on electronic related activities (9.5 ± 3.7 hours/day) was were higher than time spent on printed materials (3.4 ± 1.6 hours/day) ( = 26.01, < 0.05). The association of sedentary activities was positive in relation to tired eyes ( = 17.58, < 0.05), sensitivity to bright light ( = 12.10, < 0.05), and neck pain ( = 17.27, < 0.05) but negative in relation to lower back pain ( = 8.81, < 0.05). Our youth spent more time in building and engaged in sedentary activities, predominantly electronic usage. The health-related symptoms, both visual and musculoskeletal symptoms, displayed a positive association with a sedentary lifestyle and a negative association with in-building time.
环境影响是健康状况的归因因素之一。慢性接触电子显示技术和缺乏户外活动可能导致健康问题。鉴于对数字生活方式和健康挑战的影响的关注，我们旨在调查马来西亚年轻人的日常活动倾向和健康投诉。一份涵盖生活方式和健康挑战的自我管理问卷由 220 名年龄在 16 至 25 岁之间的年轻人完成。共有 22 个问题。七个问题检查室内和室外活动的模式。十五个问题侧重于与心理健康和身体健康相关的视觉和肌肉骨骼症状。室内时间（15.0 ± 5.4 小时/天）总时间明显高于室外时间（2.5 ± 2.6 小时/天）（ = 39.01， < 0.05）。总久坐时间（13.0 ± 4.5 小时/天）明显高于非久坐时间（4.5 ± 3.8 小时/天），包括室内运动和任何户外活动（ = 27.10， < 0.05）。花在电子相关活动上的总时间（9.5 ± 3.7 小时/天）高于花在印刷材料上的时间（3.4 ± 1.6 小时/天）（ = 26.01， < 0.05）。久坐活动与眼睛疲劳（ = 17.58， < 0.05）、对强光敏感（ = 12.10， < 0.05）和颈部疼痛（ = 17.27， < 0.05）呈正相关，但与下背痛（ = 8.81， < 0.05）呈负相关。我们的年轻人在室内时间更多，从事久坐活动，主要是电子设备的使用。与视觉和肌肉骨骼相关的健康症状与久坐生活方式呈正相关，与室内时间呈负相关。
