HUBUNGAN JARAK DAN POSISI PEMAKAIAN SMARTPHONE DENGAN KELUHAN KELELAHAN MATA PADA MAHASISWA SEMESTER AKHIR S1 KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT STIKES WIDYA DHARMA HUSADA TANGERANG 2021

Abstract

Low Eye strain or eye fatigue, also called asthenopia, occurs when the eyes are too tired from being used for too long or too intensely. In Indonesia, eye fatigue is a symptom that is often found due to continuous eye interaction with smartphones. As many as 60 million people suffer from eye problems and that number is increasing by 1 million per year. The general purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between distance and position of smartphone use with complaints of eye fatigue in final semester students of S1 Public Health Stikes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang. This type of research uses observational analytic with a Cross Sectional approach. This study uses a total sampling technique where the total population is 97 students in the final semester of S1 Public Health. The statistical test used is Chi-Square. The results of this study showed that most of the students were 43 respondents (44.3%) in the category of mild eye fatigue. A total of 73 respondents (75.3%) with a distance of smartphone usage < 30 cm. And as many as 84 respondents (86.6%) in the category of lying down when using smartphones. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the distance of smartphone use (p-value 0.001), position of smartphone use (p-value 0.001). The results of this study are expected to be a solution and understanding for final semester students of S1 Public Health STIKes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang.

ABSTRAK

Eyestrain atau kelelahan mata juga disebut astenopia, terjadi pada saat mata terlalu lelah karena digunakan terlalu lama atau terlalu intens. Di Indonesia kelelahan mata merupakan salah satu gejala yang sering ditemukan karena adanya interaksi mata secara terus menerus dengan smartphone. Sebanyak 60 juta orang menderita masalah mata dan yang jumlahnya meningkat 1 juta per tahun. Berdasarkan survei yang telah dilakukan peningkatan anak yang telah menggunakan kacamata telah mencapai 10% khususnya pelajar di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan jarak dan posisi pemakaian smartphone dengan keluhan kelelahan mata pada mahasiswa semester akhir S1 Kesehatan Masyarakat Stikes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan analitik observasional dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik total sampling dimana jumlah populasi sebanyak 97 mahasiswa-mahasiswi semester akhir S1 Kesehatan Masyarakat. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan sebagian besar mahasiswa sebanyak 43 responden (44,3%) dengan kategori kelelahan mata ringan. Sebanyak 73 responden (75,3%) dengan jarak pemakaian smartphone < 30 cm. Dan sebanyak 84 responden (86,6%) dengan kategori tiduran saat penggunaan smartphone. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah ada hubungan jarak penggunaan smartphone (p-value 0,001), posisi pemakaian smartphone (p-value 0,001). Dari hasil penelitian ini diharapkan menjadi solusi dan pemahaman bagi mahasiswa semester akhir S1 Kesehatan Masyarakat STIKes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang.

Low Eye strain or eye fatigue, also called asthenopia, occurs when the eyes are too tired from being used for too long or too intensely. In Indonesia, eye fatigue is a symptom that is often found due to continuous eye interaction with smartphones. As many as 60 million people suffer from eye problems and that number is increasing by 1 million per year. The general purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between distance and position of smartphone use with complaints of eye fatigue in final semester students of S1 Public Health Stikes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang. This type of research uses observational analytic with a Cross Sectional approach. This study uses a total sampling technique where the total population is 97 students in the final semester of S1 Public Health. The statistical test used is Chi-Square. The results of this study showed that most of the students were 43 respondents (44.3%) in the category of mild eye fatigue. A total of 73 respondents (75.3%) with a distance of smartphone usage < 30 cm. And as many as 84 respondents (86.6%) in the category of lying down when using smartphones. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the distance of smartphone use (p-value 0.001), position of smartphone use (p-value 0.001). The results of this study are expected to be a solution and understanding for final semester students of S1 Public Health STIKes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang.