家亚洲近视繁荣的文化根源及其影响
Fabian Yii1,2
1Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. fabian.yii@ed.ac.uk.
Journal of public health policy
|August 10, 2024
概括
东亚近视流行,影响超过80%的年轻人,是由教育压力和较少的户外时间驱动的. 强调教育的文化价值观需要针对学校和家长进行全面改革,以打击不断上升的近视率.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 近视 (近视) 是东亚日益严重的流行病,在新加坡等地区,超过80%的年轻人受到影响.
- 高度的教育压力和减少户外时间被认为是这种趋势的主要驱动因素.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查近视疫情在东亚,考虑到文化因素,如家的价值观.
- 评估现有的预防策略,并提出增强的方法.
主要方法:
- 文学综述和对教育实践和近视患病率的文化影响的分析.
- 检查当前的自上而下的 (学校改革) 和自下而上的 (意识倡议) 近视预防策略.
主要成果:
- 东亚的家教价值观从小就造成了强烈的教育压力,大大导致了近视.
- 目前的预防策略可能不足,因为文化对学业成绩的重视已经根深蒂固.
结论:
- 有效的近视控制需要更广泛的自上而下的教育改革,以减少学术竞争.
- 广泛的公众意识倡议,特别是针对家长的倡议,对于改变生活方式和打击近视流行至关重要.
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