AIM： To determine the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral myopic retinopathy among a sample of Guangzhou office workers. METHODS： A cross-sectional study of Guangzhou Chinese office works in different depar...AIM： To determine the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral myopic retinopathy among a sample of Guangzhou office workers. METHODS： A cross-sectional study of Guangzhou Chinese office works in different departments and units of the Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau, China, in 2016. Myopic retinopathy was recorded and analyzed with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope and by slit-lamp microscopy combined with a three-mirror contact lens. RESULTS： In total, 1910 eyes of 955 subjects（508 females and 447 males） aged 21-59 y were included; 69.6% of these eyes were myopic. The myopia group had a younger age and worse uncorrected visual acuity（UCVA） and bestcorrected visual acuity（BCVA） when compared with hyperopia and emmetropia groups（P〈0.001）. The axial length（AL） was significantly longer, the spherical equivalent（SE） was more serious, and the optic nerve crescent was significantly larger in subjects with myopia than with hyperopia and emmetropia. Subjects with myopia, and especially high myopia, had the highest frequency of myopic retinal 18 changes（49.4%, P〈0.001） [white-without-pressure（43.8%, P〈0.001）, lattice degeneration（4.5%, P=0.044）] among the three groups. Logistic regression confirmed that any myopia（OR： 3.41, P〈0.001） [mild myopia（OR： 1.93, P=0.001）, moderate myopia（OR：3.64, P〈0.001）, and high myopia（OR：10.58, P〈0.001）], a greater AL（OR： 1.55, P〈0.001） and a much higher SE（OR： 0.77, P〈0.001） increased the risk for peripheral retinal changes.CONCLUSION： Myopia-related retinal changes are positively associated with greater AL, higher SE, and myopia.展开更多
<strong>Background:</strong> Today, according to the WHO, workplace stress is particularly common. Several medical and scientific studies have shown that workplace stress can have a serious impact on overa...<strong>Background:</strong> Today, according to the WHO, workplace stress is particularly common. Several medical and scientific studies have shown that workplace stress can have a serious impact on overall health, a triggering or aggravating factor for many diseases and pathological conditions. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a stress-reducing eight-week workshop and online messages campaign on office workers. <strong>Methods:</strong> To collect data of this quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test, DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) was used (only part stress;14 items). For eligible samples, stress-reducing workshops and online messages were held for 8 weeks by a specialist. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. <strong>Results:</strong> Of the 68 participants at the beginning, 43 participants were able to follow up on the 8-week campaign. The drop of participants must be explained by the sudden Covid-19 situation and the postponement of the UEFA EURO 2020 football activities. Overall, 13 of 14 items of stress perception had a decreased score number from pre-test to the post-test results in participants. The test results revealed that there was a significant difference mean of stress score before and after the participants got the campaign with the p-value less than 0.001. The mean difference was 4.18. It meant that after the campaign the mean of the stress score decrease was 4.18. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The intervention at the workplace of office employees at UEFA, the United European Football Association, has shown that simple specific lifestyle behaviors, wrapped up in weekly workshops and online messages over a period of eight weeks, significantly reduced stress and stress-related conditions in office employees and improved positive dimensions of mental health and stress-related behavior. This campaign can be applicable to office workers of any type of organization or company.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81570865)the Guangdong Science and Technology Plan (No.2014A020212586)+1 种基金the Guangdong Natural Science Fund (No.2016A030310196 No.2017A030313543)
文摘AIM： To determine the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral myopic retinopathy among a sample of Guangzhou office workers. METHODS： A cross-sectional study of Guangzhou Chinese office works in different departments and units of the Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau, China, in 2016. Myopic retinopathy was recorded and analyzed with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope and by slit-lamp microscopy combined with a three-mirror contact lens. RESULTS： In total, 1910 eyes of 955 subjects（508 females and 447 males） aged 21-59 y were included; 69.6% of these eyes were myopic. The myopia group had a younger age and worse uncorrected visual acuity（UCVA） and bestcorrected visual acuity（BCVA） when compared with hyperopia and emmetropia groups（P〈0.001）. The axial length（AL） was significantly longer, the spherical equivalent（SE） was more serious, and the optic nerve crescent was significantly larger in subjects with myopia than with hyperopia and emmetropia. Subjects with myopia, and especially high myopia, had the highest frequency of myopic retinal 18 changes（49.4%, P〈0.001） [white-without-pressure（43.8%, P〈0.001）, lattice degeneration（4.5%, P=0.044）] among the three groups. Logistic regression confirmed that any myopia（OR： 3.41, P〈0.001） [mild myopia（OR： 1.93, P=0.001）, moderate myopia（OR：3.64, P〈0.001）, and high myopia（OR：10.58, P〈0.001）], a greater AL（OR： 1.55, P〈0.001） and a much higher SE（OR： 0.77, P〈0.001） increased the risk for peripheral retinal changes.CONCLUSION： Myopia-related retinal changes are positively associated with greater AL, higher SE, and myopia.
文摘<strong>Background:</strong> Today, according to the WHO, workplace stress is particularly common. Several medical and scientific studies have shown that workplace stress can have a serious impact on overall health, a triggering or aggravating factor for many diseases and pathological conditions. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a stress-reducing eight-week workshop and online messages campaign on office workers. <strong>Methods:</strong> To collect data of this quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test, DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) was used (only part stress;14 items). For eligible samples, stress-reducing workshops and online messages were held for 8 weeks by a specialist. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. <strong>Results:</strong> Of the 68 participants at the beginning, 43 participants were able to follow up on the 8-week campaign. The drop of participants must be explained by the sudden Covid-19 situation and the postponement of the UEFA EURO 2020 football activities. Overall, 13 of 14 items of stress perception had a decreased score number from pre-test to the post-test results in participants. The test results revealed that there was a significant difference mean of stress score before and after the participants got the campaign with the p-value less than 0.001. The mean difference was 4.18. It meant that after the campaign the mean of the stress score decrease was 4.18. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The intervention at the workplace of office employees at UEFA, the United European Football Association, has shown that simple specific lifestyle behaviors, wrapped up in weekly workshops and online messages over a period of eight weeks, significantly reduced stress and stress-related conditions in office employees and improved positive dimensions of mental health and stress-related behavior. This campaign can be applicable to office workers of any type of organization or company.
