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THE CORRELATION OF SMARTPHONE USAGE BEHAVIOUR WITH THE VISUAL ACUITY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BIREUEN, ACEH, INDONESIA
Last modified: 2020-12-15
Abstract
Refractive abnormalities can occur due to excessive lens accommodation and eye
radiation as a result of extreme use of smartphones. About half of population and almost all teenagers in Indonesia are using smartphones. In fact, many teenagers bring their smartphones to school, causing those who are addicted to smartphones be able to use it for 6 to 8 hours daily. Considering excessive use of smartphones may resulted in impairment of visual acuity, so this study aimed to determine the correlation of smartphone usage behavior with the visual
acuity among high school students in Bireuen District, Aceh, Indonesia. This research is a cross-sectional study and the data were collected on February 4 2019. Research participants for this study are high school students in SMPN 8 Peusangan, Bireuen District, Aceh, Indonesia, using total sampling method. A total of 88 respondents are included in quantitative data collection using questionnaires and the data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate
analysis with Chi-Square test. The result of visual acuity measurement shows that more than half (52.3%) of respondents had a decrease of visual acuity, 78.3% of them have minor knowledge about factors related to impairment of visual acuity and have low eagerness to change their behaviour in using smartphone, 91.1% of respondents had negative attitude to to
change their behaviour in using smartphone and 93.3% had no family history of visual acuity problem. In addition, the results shows that there is a relationship between knowledge (p value=0.001), action (p value=0.001), attitude (p value=0.001), and family history (p value=0.001) with visual acuity among respondents. Visual acuity impairment is one of considerable health issues among teenagers, particularly among those who use smartphones regularly. Health promotion regarding this issue needs to be improved, especially in school
setting. It is expected that the school staffs and teacher in collaboration with health promotion officer in local health facilities could improve awareness and knowledge and motivate students to maintain eye health and visual acuity by increasing knowledge and establishing local school policies regarding the permission to bring and using smartphones at school
radiation as a result of extreme use of smartphones. About half of population and almost all teenagers in Indonesia are using smartphones. In fact, many teenagers bring their smartphones to school, causing those who are addicted to smartphones be able to use it for 6 to 8 hours daily. Considering excessive use of smartphones may resulted in impairment of visual acuity, so this study aimed to determine the correlation of smartphone usage behavior with the visual
acuity among high school students in Bireuen District, Aceh, Indonesia. This research is a cross-sectional study and the data were collected on February 4 2019. Research participants for this study are high school students in SMPN 8 Peusangan, Bireuen District, Aceh, Indonesia, using total sampling method. A total of 88 respondents are included in quantitative data collection using questionnaires and the data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate
analysis with Chi-Square test. The result of visual acuity measurement shows that more than half (52.3%) of respondents had a decrease of visual acuity, 78.3% of them have minor knowledge about factors related to impairment of visual acuity and have low eagerness to change their behaviour in using smartphone, 91.1% of respondents had negative attitude to to
change their behaviour in using smartphone and 93.3% had no family history of visual acuity problem. In addition, the results shows that there is a relationship between knowledge (p value=0.001), action (p value=0.001), attitude (p value=0.001), and family history (p value=0.001) with visual acuity among respondents. Visual acuity impairment is one of considerable health issues among teenagers, particularly among those who use smartphones regularly. Health promotion regarding this issue needs to be improved, especially in school
setting. It is expected that the school staffs and teacher in collaboration with health promotion officer in local health facilities could improve awareness and knowledge and motivate students to maintain eye health and visual acuity by increasing knowledge and establishing local school policies regarding the permission to bring and using smartphones at school
Keywords
Health Behavior; Smartphone; Visual Acuity
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