Development and Effects of Social Learning Theory Based Eye-Health Program for Preschoolers.
10.4040/jkan.2018.48.4.407
- Author:
Sunghwa LEE
1
;
Haejung LEE
;
Hyungsik SEO
;
Jaeho JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gimhae College, Gimhae, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Refractive Error;
Visual Acuity;
Child, Preschool;
Health Education;
Community Health Nursing
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Community Health Nursing;
Education;
Evaluation Studies as Topic;
Exercise;
Health Education;
Humans;
Memory;
Motivation;
Parents;
Refractive Errors;
Social Learning*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2018;48(4):407-418
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop an eye-health program based on social learning theory (EPST) of preschoolers and evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pre-post test design was utilized and 141 six-year-old preschoolers and their parents participated (experimental group=69, control group=72) in the study. The EPST in this study included eye-health education and eye exercises. Attention, memory, replay, motivation, reinforcement, and self-efficacy were used as interventional strategies. To examine the effectiveness of EPST, proficiency in eye-health activities, refractive power, and visual acuity were measured before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed with SPSS WIN 21.0 using the Shapiro-Wilk test, χ2-test, Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS: Following the intervention, eye-health activities, refractive power, and visual acuity significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that EPST is effective in improving eye-health activities, refractive power, and visual acuity in preschoolers, and its wider implementation in educational institutions will promise improved eye-health among preschoolers.
