Effects of Parental Involvement in a Preschool-Based Eye Health Intervention Regarding Children’s Screen Use in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Shu-Fang Shih¹  Fong-Ching Chang²  Cheng-Yu Chen²  Shu-Mei Liu³  Bo Meng⁴  Ben LePage⁵  Chia-Hsuan Hsu⁵  Wei-Ta Fang⁵  Yi-Te Chiang⁵  Ming-Yan Yi⁶  Xiao-Jie Mao⁶  Eric Ng⁷ 

[1] Department of Health Administration, College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA;Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan;Department of Preschool Education, Jing Hengyi College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China;Department of Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Taiyuan 030012, China;Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan;Health Care Center, The First Kindergarten in Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China;School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia;

关键词: eye health;    screen use;    children;    preschool;    parent involvement;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph182111330

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this digital era, young children spend a considerable amount of time looking at telephone, tablet, computer and television screens. However, preventative eye health behavior education could help avoid and relieve asthenopia. The effects of parental influence on their children’s eye health behavior through the preschool eye health education intervention program were examined. The Health Belief Model was used to develop parental involvement strategy and eye health curriculum. The study was conducted in a large public preschool with five branches in Beijing, China. A total of 248 parent–child pairs participated in the baseline and follow-up surveys, of which 129 were in the intervention group and 119 were in the comparison group. The generalized estimating equation analysis results indicated that parental involvement in preschool-based eye health intervention on screen uses had positive influence on parents’ eye health knowledge, cues to action, and parenting efficacy. The intervention program also had positive effects on the increasing level of children’s eye health knowledge, beliefs, cues to action, self-efficacy, and behaviors. The results supported the implementation of a preschool-based eye health intervention program with parental involvement, which could potentially enhance children’s and parents’ eye health beliefs and practices.

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