Evaluation of Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dry Eye Syndrome among Medical Students Exposed to Visual Display Terminal in Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-15 DOI:10.47836/mjmhs18.5.7

P. A. John, A. Hussein, Khairy Shamel Sonny Teo

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Introduction: Dry eye syndrome (DES) has become a public health concern, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students are at risk due to an increase in visual display terminal (VDT) exposure given the transition to full-time online lectures. The presence of reduced blink rate and tear film instability in VDT users causes an increase in tear evaporation leading to symptoms of DES. This study helps us to learn about the associated factors of VDT use and DES among the young generation. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of DES among medical students exposed to VDT at the health campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 140 undergraduate medical students aged 22 to 29 years old who were VDT users. Factors analysed are age, gender, race and duration of VDT usage. Data collection included both subjective assessment (OSDI questionnaire) and objective assessment (TBUT and Schirmer’s test). Statistical analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS Inc Version 24). Results were analysed using descriptive analysis and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Most of the medical student cohort was female and Malay. Most of the students use VDT for less than 8 hours. A high incidence of DES was noted among medical students (92.1%). None of the factors showed significant association with positive findings DES by subjective and objective assessment and duration of VDT usage. Conclusion: DES is common among VDT users. This study showed a high prevalence of DES among medical students in USM. The factors analysed did not show a significant association between DES and duration of VDT usage. This study may help to recognize the problem and will raise awareness of their daily practice and implement preventive measures to avoid VDT-related DES.

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马来西亚Sains大学健康校区接触视觉显示终端的医学生干眼症患病率及相关因素评估

简介：干眼综合征（DES）已成为一个公共卫生问题，尤其是在新冠肺炎大流行期间。随着向全日制在线讲座的过渡，医学生面临着视觉显示终端（VDT）暴露增加的风险。VDT使用者眨眼率降低和泪膜不稳定会导致泪液蒸发增加，从而导致DES症状。这项研究有助于我们了解年轻一代VDT使用和DES的相关因素。本研究旨在确定在马来西亚塞恩斯大学健康校区接触VDT的医学生中DES的患病率和相关因素。方法：一项横断面研究，涉及140名22至29岁的VDT使用者医学本科生。分析的因素包括年龄、性别、种族和VDT使用的持续时间。数据收集包括主观评估（OSDI问卷）和客观评估（TBUT和Schirmer检验）。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS公司第24版）进行统计分析。使用描述性分析和多变量逻辑回归对结果进行分析。结果：大多数医学生是女性和马来人。大多数学生使用VDT的时间不到8小时。医学生DES的发生率很高（92.1%）。通过主观和客观评估以及VDT使用的持续时间，没有任何因素与阳性结果DES有显著关联。结论：DES在VDT使用者中普遍存在。这项研究表明，在美国医学院的医学生中，DES的患病率很高。所分析的因素并未显示DES与VDT使用持续时间之间存在显著关联。这项研究可能有助于认识到这个问题，并将提高人们对日常实践的认识，并实施预防措施，以避免VDT相关的DES。

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期刊介绍： The Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (MJMHS) is published by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The main aim of the MJMHS is to be a premier journal on all aspects of medicine and health sciences in Malaysia and internationally. The focus of the MJMHS will be on results of original scientific research and development, emerging issues and policy analyses pertaining to medical, biomedical and clinical sciences.