Pabitha, S (2019) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Prevention of Computer Vision Syndrome among Higher Secondary Students in Selected Schools at Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
In the modern world, the viewing of electronic displays has become a huge part of daily living at home, at work, during leisure time and the move. The use of laptop, desktop and tablet computers, smartphones and electronic reading devices has become ubiquitous. Without computer, world has no global awareness. More recently, visual and ocular problems are reported as the most frequently occurring health problems among computer users is named as computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Computer Vision Syndrome may also be conferred with symptoms of eyes soreness, redness, fatigue, headaches, burning, glare sensitivity, contact lens discomfort, double vision and periodic blurring of near and distant vision. TITLE: “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of computer vision syndrome among higher secondary students in selected schools at Chennai”. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge of higher secondary students regarding computer vision syndrome. 2. To assess the effectiveness of structure teaching program on knowledge of higher secondary students regarding prevention of computer vision syndrome. 3. To compare the pre-test and post-test knowledge regarding prevention of computer vision syndrome among higher secondary students. 4. To find out the association between post-test knowledge score among higher secondary students with them selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 samples of higher secondary school student s in quantitative approach. Pre-experimental one group pre tes,t post test design, sample selection was done by purposive sampling technique method. Pre-existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre test, structured programme was given regarding prevention of computer vision syndrome among higher secondary school students. After 7 days post-test was conducted by using same tool. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that structured teaching programme had improved the knowledge regarding prevention of computer vision syndrome among higher secondary students with paired t test, p< 0.001. There is a statistically significance in knowledge attainment on prevention of computer vision syndrome shows effectiveness of structured teaching programme. CONCLUSION: The result of the study shows that structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding computer vision syndrome among higher secondary students.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301726154 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Program, Knowledge, Prevention of Computer Vision Syndrome, Higher Secondary Students, Selected Schools, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2022 07:56 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2022 07:56 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18923 |
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