RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DURATION OF PLAYING ONLINE GAMES WITH EYE VISION IN SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

Authors

  • Eka Wahyuningrum Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth
  • Endah Marlinda Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth
  • Apolonia Antonilda Ina Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jik.2020.008.02.2

Keywords:

Duration of Playing Online Game, Eye Vision, School Age Children

Abstract

Visual impairment is an important health problem in children because 80% of
information during the first 12 years of a child’s life is obtained through vision. WHO says
2.2 billion people suffer from visual impairment. 22.1% of total population in Indonesia
suffering abnormality refraction of which 15% were school age children. The purpose of
this research is to know the relationship between duration of playing online game with
eye vision in school age children. The design of this research is cross sectional. Sample
of this research is 33 children with total sampling method. The duration of playing
online games measured by observation sheets and eye vision measured by refractionist.
Processing data used fisher test and chi-square test with 95% Confidence Interval (CI).
The results showed that 39.4% of respondent’s right eye vision was abnormal, 57.6% of
respondent’s left eye vision was abnormal, and 36.4% respondent use game online more
than 2 hours per day. Fisher’s statistical test results p = 0.719 (>0.05) and chi square
statistical test results p = 0.162 (>0.05). There is no relationship between the duration of
playing online games with eye vision of school-age children.


Author Biographies

Eka Wahyuningrum, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth

Pediatric

Endah Marlinda, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth

Keperawatan

Apolonia Antonilda Ina, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan St. Elisabeth

Keperawatan Maternitas

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Published

2020-11-30

How to Cite

Wahyuningrum, E., Marlinda, E., & Ina, A. A. (2020). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DURATION OF PLAYING ONLINE GAMES WITH EYE VISION IN SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. Journal of Nursing Science Update (JNSU), 8(2), pp. 74–79. https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jik.2020.008.02.2

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