​ The Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Monitor Distance with Computer Vision Syndrome Complaints Among Employees of The East Java Provincial Health Office

Ilham Fadhillah Akbar (a:1:{s:5:"en_US"s:47:"Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga"})
Khuliyah Candraning Diyanah (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Aditya Sukma Pawitri (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Babucarr Jassey (Department of Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, The Gambia)

Journal of Health Science
Vol 17 No 02 (2024): Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (Journal of Health Science)

  The East Java Provincial Health Office employs most office workers who frequently use digital devices like computers to support their work performance. This study is an analytical observational study utilizing a cross-sectional design. A sample of 41 respondents was obtained. The variables investigated include age, gender, room lighting, room temperature, and monitor distance, all about complaints of computer vision syndrome. The study found significant associations between complaints of computer vision syndrome and the following variables: room lighting (p = 0.001), room temperature (p = 0.001), and monitor distance (p = 0.001). There is a significant relationship between environmental factors, specifically room lighting and temperature, as well as monitor distance and the occurrence of computer vision syndrome among office workers.