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[Ocular health beliefs among teachers in the public educational system of the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil]. / Crenças sobre saúde ocular entre professores do sistema público de ensino do Município de São Paulo, SP - Brasil.
Armond, J d; Temporini, E R.
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  • Armond Jd; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica ; 34(1): 9-14, 2000 Feb.
Article em Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10769354
OBJECTIVE: With the purpose of collecting information for training programs targeted to teachers, ocular health beliefs were assessed concerning eyeglasses wear, visual problems and damages while reading in different settings. METHODS: A survey was carried out among first-grade teachers of public elementary schools located in the Southern region of S. Paulo city, state of S. Paulo, Brazil. The study population included 545 subjects from 120 different schools. A self-administered structured questionnaire was developed based on a previous exploratory study. RESULTS: Average age in this population was 37.8 years and they have been working as educators for an average of 13.2 years; most of them (67.4%) have not received orientation on ocular health for the last three years; almost all of them (99.4%) believed that eyeglasses should be wore constantly; 62. 3% considered the fact of a constant vision straining as an aggravating factor for eye disorders; 95% of the teachers admitted that there could be damaging consequences when someone watches television at a distance of less than 2 meters; 59.9% of them believed that watching TV with the lights off could damage one's vision; 45.6% considered reading in a moving vehicle a cause for visual problems. CONCLUSIONS: Popular beliefs related to eye health reveal a need for orientation programs for teachers in order to implement preventive actions related to eye health within elementary schools.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Visão Ocular / Nível de Saúde / Oftalmopatias / Óculos / Docentes Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: Pt Revista: Rev Saude Publica Ano de publicação: 2000 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Visão Ocular / Nível de Saúde / Oftalmopatias / Óculos / Docentes Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: Pt Revista: Rev Saude Publica Ano de publicação: 2000 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil