Computer vision syndrome in healthcare workers using video display terminals: an exploration of the risk factors.
Aims: To estimate the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) in healthcare workers and its relationship to video display terminal (VDT) exposure, sociodemographic, optical correction and work characteristics, and to analyse whether there are differences among occupational groups. Design: Cross...
| Published in: | Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 78; no. 7; pp. 2095 - 2111 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jul2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=157589443&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 157589443 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03092402 LVDY jtl: Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) issn: 03092402 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2022 vid: 78 iid: 7 pid: 52269 pub: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. artinfo: ui: 157589443 155012867 157589443 157589443 10.1111/jan.15140 157589443 ppf: 2095 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Computer vision syndrome in healthcare workers using video display terminals: an exploration of the risk factors. aug: au: Artime‐Ríos, Eva Suárez‐Sánchez, Ana Sánchez‐Lasheras, Fernando Seguí‐Crespo, Mar affil: Occupational Health Service, Healthcare Area IV, Public Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain sug: subj: Occupational Exposure Certified Nursing Assistants Vision Disorders Risk Factors Occupational Health Computer Terminals Human Cross Sectional Studies Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Health Personnel Female Funding Source Questionnaires Data Analysis Software Female ab: Aims: To estimate the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) in healthcare workers and its relationship to video display terminal (VDT) exposure, sociodemographic, optical correction and work characteristics, and to analyse whether there are differences among occupational groups. Design: Cross‐sectional study. Methods: A sample of 1179 physicians and surgeons, nurses, and nursing assistants from two hospitals in Spain between January 2017 and February 2018 were invited to participate in this study. Of these, 622 workers from both hospitals were finally included. CVS was measured using a questionnaire, the CVS‐Q©. Logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with CVS. All the results were stratified by occupational group. Results: The prevalence of CVS was 56.75% with nurses being the most affected occupational group (61.75%). It was associated significantly with female sex (aOR = 2.57; 95% CI 1.36–4.88) and morning shifts plus on‐call (aOR = 2.33; 95% CI 1.11–4.88) in the physicians and surgeons group. Among the nurses, it was associated with female sex (aOR = 2.35; 95% CI 1.03–5.37), seniority between 10 and 20 years (aOR = 2.17; 95% CI 1.03–4.59), VDT exposure at work of 2–4 h/day (aOR = 6.14; 95% CI 1.08–35.02), VDT exposure at work >4 h/day (aOR = 7.14; 95% CI 1.29–39.62) and self‐perception that using the software application was not easy (aOR = 2.49; 95% CI 1.23–5.01). Conclusions: A high prevalence of CVS among healthcare workers was observed. The risk factors that increased the likelihood of suffering from this syndrome depended on the occupation. Impact: The findings may be used as a reference for occupational health services to implement specific preventive measures to reduce CVS for each occupational group. Such measures should consider both individual factors and the working conditions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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