Contributions of educational interventions in the management of Computer Vision Syndrome: a review of the literature
Aportes de las intervenciones educativas en el manejo del Síndrome Visual Informático: una revisión de literatura
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Objective: To identify health education interventions that have demonstrated improvements in the visual and ocular health of computer-using workers with Computer Vision Syndrome. Method: Bibliographic review of original articles in Spanish and English, published between 2017 and June 2022 in PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE (EBSCO), Redalyc, and Ovid databases. Results: Out of 1,695 articles, 11 complied with the protocol. Of these, 90.90% were published from 2020 to June 2022 and India had the highest number of publications (27.27%). Most of the studies were experimental or quasi-experimental (36.36%), and for the qualitative synthesis they were classified in educational interventions with technology 54.54% (n=6) and those that handled traditional education 45.45% (n=5). Conclusion: Health education interventions were shown to contribute to the improvement of visual and ocular health of computer users with Computer Vision Syndrome. It is necessary to investigate and divulge results about the topic, which contribute to the processes of promotion of visual and ocular health, as well as in the prevention of Computer Vision Syndrome in the workplace.
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