Prevalence of computer vision syndrome in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency
Keywords:
Computer vision syndrome; COVID-19, university students; virtual education.Abstract
Introduction: In recent years, the use of computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones has experienced a constant increase, and even more so, the health emergency caused by COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in the amount of connection time to said devices. because the teaching modality changed from face-to-face to virtual.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic variables associated with computer visual syndrome (VIS) in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency.
Materials and methods: The research had a quantitative approach; the design was non-experimental and the transectional descriptive type. The sample was made up of 215 students from the professional career of Education to whom the Computer Syndrome Questionnaire (SVI-Q) was applied, an instrument with acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Subsequently, the responses were systematized and analyzed using the SPSS® software.
Results: It was determined that there is a high prevalence of SVI and that some sociodemographic variables such as gender, age group, time of exposure to digital devices, as well as having a pre-existing eye disease were significantly associated with said prevalence (p<0.05).
Conclusions: It is necessary to promote the application of preventive strategies, such as the 20-20-20 rule, and to improve ergonomic conditions, such as the use of adequate seats, anti-glare screens and brightness adjustment to reduce the prevalence. and symptoms associated with IVS.
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