A Nationwide Study of Myopia in Taiwanese School Children: Family, Activity, and School-Related Factors

Autor/inn/en	Holton, Valerie; Hinterlong, James E.; Tsai, Ching-Yao; Tsai, Jen-Chen; Wu, Jia Shan; Liou, Yiing Mei
Titel	A Nationwide Study of Myopia in Taiwanese School Children: Family, Activity, and School-Related Factors
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 37 (2021) 2, S.117-127 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Liou, Yiing Mei)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840519850619
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Visual Impairments; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Severity (of Disability); Age Differences; Parents; School Districts; At Risk Persons; Time; Physical Activities; Recess Breaks; Learning Activities; School Nurses; Role; Incidence; Correlation; Student Characteristics; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Schweregrad; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Eltern; School district; Schulbezirk; Risikogruppe; Zeit; Aktive Pause; Lernaktivität; Rollen; Vorkommen; Korrelation; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to explore how fixed and modifiable family, activity, and school factors affect a student's myopia risk and severity. We used national cross-sectional data from Taiwanese children in Grades 4-6. Bivariate and multivariate analyses, including logistic and ordinary least squares regression, examined factors related to children's myopia status and severity. Age, parent myopia, and school district were associated with risk of myopia. One hour or more per day of near work (OR = 1.26) increased the odds of myopia. The same amount of time in outdoor activities (OR = 0.85) or moderate or vigorous physical activities (OR = 0.82) was associated with lower risk. Near work ([beta] = 0.06), outdoor activity ([beta] = -0.04), and outdoor recess ([beta] = -0.03) predicted myopia severity. To promote healthy vision, nurses should advocate for and implement interventions that increase school children's time outdoors and in physical activities and reduce their time on near work. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01