在COVID-19大流行期间在线学习对数字设备相关的眼部健康的影响
Alaa Bou Ghannam1, Hanadi Ibrahim1, Hana Mansour1
1American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Beirut, Lebanon.
Heliyon
|July 11, 2024
概括
由于在线学习的屏幕时间增加,COVID-19流行病在黎巴嫩大学生中显著恶化了数字眼睛应变症状. 意识和预防策略对于管理这种日益严重的公共卫生问题至关重要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字健康数字健康
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,人们迅速转向在线学习,大学生在使用数字设备方面大幅增加.
- 屏幕时间的激增引发了人们对眼睛健康的潜在负面影响的担忧,特别是数字眼睛疲劳.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19流行病对黎巴嫩大学生使用数字设备的眼睛健康的影响.
- 评估数字眼睛疲劳症状的患病率及其与大流行期间增加屏幕时间的相关性.
主要方法:
- 采用了横截面研究设计.
- 在黎巴嫩,对255名大学生进行了在线调查.
- 该调查收集了有关数字设备使用,对数字眼睛疲劳的认识和经历症状的数据.
主要成果:
- 在疫情爆发之前,73%的学生不知道数字眼睛疲劳.
- 在过渡到在线学习后,47%的人每天使用设备≥12小时,与学习相关的屏幕时间平均增加3-5小时.
- 数字眼疲劳的症状 (头痛,眼睛灼热,视力模糊,光敏感,视力恶化,眼睛干燥) 的频率和严重程度显著增加.
结论:
- 由于长期使用数字设备进行在线教育,疫情加剧了大学生之间的数字眼睛疲劳.
- 有必要促进健康的数字习惯,并实施预防措施来缓解这些症状.
- 医疗保健专业人员和公共卫生当局应该优先教育学生如何管理数字眼睛疲劳,特别是考虑到持续依赖数字工具.
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