UDC

613.9:612.84

DOI

10.37482/2687-1491-Z018

Authors

Natal’ya A. Skoblina* ORCID: 0000-0001-7348-9984
Ol’ga Yu. Milushkina* ORCID: 0000-0001-6534-7951
Svetlana V. Markelova* ORCID: 0000-0003-0584-2322
Denis M. Fedotov** ORCID: 0000-0002-4067-8364
Irina V. Dobruk*** ORCID: 0000-0003-3523-3288
Kira V. Tseplyaeva**** ORCID: 0000-0003-4963-105X
Natal’ya O. Sapunova**** ORCID: 0000-0002-0539-2950
*N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Moscow, Russian Federation)
**Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)
***Department of Education, Administration of Dolgoprudny Municipality (Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation)
****Dolgoprudny Gymnasium (Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation)
Corresponding author: Denis Fedotov, address: Troitskiy prosp. 51, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russian Federation; e-mail: doctorpro@yandex.ru

Abstract

Today’s widespread use of various electronic devices with video display terminals can lead to poor health, especially when it comes to eyes. Therefore, adhering to the hygienic principles of vision protection is the basic component of a healthy lifestyle. To study awareness of school and university teachers about the basics of healthy living, we conducted a survey involving 400 respondents from different regions of the Russian Federation. It revealed that the awareness about the hygienic principles of vision protection and the practical skills of their application did not differ significantly between school and university teachers (p ≥ 0.05). The most frequent answers to the question about improving their own health given by school and university teachers were as follows: no bad habits (74.6 % and 72.7 %, respectively); proper nutrition (42.6 % and 42.9 %); keeping regular hours, work and rest pattern (30.4 % and 35.2 %); running, working out at the gym, doing sports, hiking, etc. (22.8 % and 44.9 %). However, only 23.2 % of school teachers and 20.5 % of university teachers combined all the components of a healthy lifestyle, while 10.3 % and 10.8 %, respectively, did nothing to improve their health. The following can be suggested as preventive hygienic measures for vision protection of both teachers and students: use electronic devices only in places with sufficient artificial lighting and low noise levels; limit the screen time to one hour at a stretch; do eye gymnastics during the breaks; use special glasses for vision correction, if needed; and go screen-free at least one day a week, e.g. on a day off.

Keywords

information and communication technologies, healthy lifestyle, vision protection, teachers, use of electronic devices

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