Prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome—assessed in office workers by a validated questionnaire
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Título: | Prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome—assessed in office workers by a validated questionnaire |
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Autor/es: | Cantó Sancho, Natalia | Porru, Stefano | Casati, Stefano | Ronda-Pérez, Elena | Seguí-Crespo, Mar | Carta, Angela |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Salud Pública |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
Palabras clave: | Computer vision syndrome | Digital devices | Office workers | Prevalence | Validated questionnaire | Ophthalmic test |
Fecha de publicación: | 3-mar-2023 |
Editor: | PeerJ |
Cita bibliográfica: | Cantó-Sancho N, Porru S, Casati S, Ronda E, Seguí-Crespo M, Carta A. 2023. Prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome—assessed in office workers by a validated questionnaire. PeerJ 11:e14937 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14937 |
Resumen: | Background. Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a common occupational health problem, but its clinical definition, prevalence and risk factors are not well defined. In general, non-validated diagnostic instruments have been used to assess its prevalence. For this reason, the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors for CVS using a validated questionnaire. Methods. A cross-sectional study (n = 238) was carried out in Italian office workers using digital devices. All participants responded to an anamnesis, a digital exposure questionnaire, and the validated Italian version of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire. A battery of 3 ocular surface and tear ophthalmic tests (break-up time, BUT), Schirmer II and corneal staining) was performed. Results. The mean age (±SD) was 45.55 (11.02) years, 64.3% were female. 71.4% wore glasses to work, whose design was monofocal (for distance) in 47.6%, monofocal (for near) in 26.5%, general progressive in 16.5% and occupational progressive in 8.8% of cases. 35.7% used digital devices >6 hours/day in the workplace. The prevalence of CVS was 67.2%. In the multivariate model, female sex (aOR: 3.17; 95% CI [1.75–5.73]), the use of digital devices >6 hours/day at workplace (aOR: 2.07; 95% CI [1.09–3.95]) and the use of optical correction at work (aOR: 2.69; 95% CI [1.43–5.08]) significantly increased the odds of CVS. Association was observed between presenting CVS and having abnormal BUT (χ2 = 0.017). Conclusions. The prevalence of CVS in Italian office workers, especially among females, was high. Intensive use of digital devices at work (>6 hours/day) and the use of optical correction at work significantly increased the odds of CVS. There is an association between poor tear stability and CVS. Further research is needed on the influence of wearing optical correction on CVS. The use of a validated questionnaire in health surveillance of digital workers is strongly recommended. |
Patrocinador/es: | The Vice-Rectorate of Research of the University of Alicante funded the pre-doctoral training contract for Natalia Cantó-Sancho (UAFPU2019-08). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/132498 |
ISSN: | 2167-8359 |
DOI: | 10.7717/peerj.14937 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2023 Cantó-Sancho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited. |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14937 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - SP - Artículos de Revistas |
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