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Effect of the PEC program on eye strain symptoms
| Time measurements | Intervention group (n=35)
|
Control group (n=35)
|
χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye strain | No eye strain | Eye strain | No eye strain | ||
| Baseline (week 1), n (%) | 28 (80.0) | 7 (20.0) | 30 (85.7) | 5 (14.3) | 0.402* |
| Follow-up 1 (week 4), n (%) | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 27 (77.1) | 8 (22.9) | 18.529** |
| Follow-up 2 (week 8), n (%) | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | 28 (80.0) | 7 (20.0) | 18.651** |
Notes:
p-value=0.526.
p-value<0.001.
Abbreviation: PEC, participatory eye care.
