英文摘要 |
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the result of students' health vision behaviors and the rate of uncorrected visual acuity in a health vision program. Methods: A total of 16,848 school children from school vision health clusters participated in this study in a city of northern Taiwan. The program was implemented from September 2014 to May 2015. The Beattie's health promotion model was used and 4 elements including policy, aggregate development, health education, and personal counselling were adopted as an implementing strategy. Results: Students' behaviors in the pretest such as taking 10-minute rest after 30-minute near distance work, electronics usage of less than 2 hours, leaving classrooms at recess time, an outdoor class each day, and homework engaged in outdoor activity were significantly increased in the posttest. The increasing rates of uncorrected visual acuity were lower than the nationwide average from 2013 to 2014 in school vision health clusters. Conclusions: The Beattie's health promotion model can be used as a basis to increase the rate of health vision behaviors and to decrease the rate of uncorrected visual acuity among school children. Moreover, the model can be also used to assist slowing down the rate of uncorrected visual acuity. |