Alatawi Saleha K, Allinjawi Kareem, Alzahrani Khaled, Hussien Naglaa K, Bashir Mahadi, Ramadan Eman N
Department of Optometry, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Optometry, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jeddah University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Clin Optom (Auckl). 2022 Sep 19;14:159-172. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S374837. eCollection 2022.
The rapid increase increased, in using of video display terminals during the COVID-19 pandemic predisposes users to a variety of health problems restricted to visual problems and including various musculoskeletal problems, collectively known as computer vision syndrome (CVS) or computer vision syndrome.
This study aims to ascertain university students' awareness of computer vision syndrome at Al-Baha University, including the nature, sources, accuracy, and completeness of information, as well as the attitudes towards CVS, and mitigative practices.
This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and a convenient sample of 310 (80.0% male) students drawn from Al Baha University campuses. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires.
The mean age of the participants was 23.51 years (SD=5.42). The results show that 78.7%, 66.1%, and 11.6% received CVS information from social media, mass media, and family, respectfully. Despite 70% of respondents being aware of CVS manifestations, between 42% to 67% of those sampled had accurate and complete information about the meaning, causes, prevention, and management of the syndrome. More than a third of the participants had either a good (62.9%) or average (29%) total knowledge of CVS. Less than 15% had incorrect information. On average, 62.5% of respondents engaged in preventive or mitigative behaviours/activities as opposed to 37.5% who did not, but only 44% believed CVS was a serious health threat. 65.2% of the studied students had a satisfactory total practice score. The regression analysis showed that the coefficients of marital status and faculty were a statistically significant association with the total knowledge score.
CVS awareness is acceptably high, but there is a low preventive/mitigative behaviors as well as a low realization of CVS' long-term health problems. This is why increasing CVS awareness and implementing interventions such as the 20-20-20 rule could be effective at Al Baha University.
在新冠疫情期间，视频显示终端的使用迅速增加，这使用户容易出现各种健康问题，这些问题不仅限于视觉问题，还包括各种肌肉骨骼问题，统称为计算机视觉综合征（CVS）。
本研究旨在确定阿卜哈大学学生对计算机视觉综合征的认知情况，包括信息的性质、来源、准确性和完整性，以及对CVS的态度和缓解措施。
本研究采用描述性横断面设计，从阿卜哈大学校园中抽取了310名学生（80.0%为男性）作为便利样本。数据通过自填问卷收集。
参与者的平均年龄为23.51岁（标准差=5.42）。结果显示，分别有78.7%、66.1%和11.6%的人从社交媒体、大众媒体和家人那里获得了CVS信息。尽管70%的受访者知道CVS的表现，但在抽样人群中，42%至67%的人对该综合征的含义、病因、预防和管理有准确和完整的信息。超过三分之一的参与者对CVS的总体了解良好（62.9%）或一般（29%）。不到15%的人有错误信息。平均而言，62.5%的受访者采取了预防或缓解行为/活动，而37.5%的人没有，但只有44%的人认为CVS是严重的健康威胁。65.2%的被研究学生的总体实践得分令人满意。回归分析表明，婚姻状况和学院系数与总体知识得分在统计学上有显著关联。
对CVS的认知程度较高，但预防/缓解行为较少，对CVS长期健康问题的认识也较低。这就是为什么提高对CVS的认识并实施诸如20-20-20规则等干预措施在阿卜哈大学可能会有效。
