Riesgos en la salud por el uso de celulares, computadoras y tablets en los adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa Fray Vicente Solano-Cuenca 2016

Abstract

Background: Throughout the history of technology has become an increasingly important need, so that today most people have different technological devices that help in all time; the most vulnerable groups when acquiring these devices are people young. Objective: determine the health risks from the use of cell phones, computers and tablets in adolescents of the “Educative Unit Fray Vicente Solano” - Cuenca 2016.

Methodology: This was done with a quantitative descriptive study. Making an inclusion and exclusion criteria, worked with a sample of 313 adolescents. The instrument of data collection was a survey conducted by reference to two studies in Brazil and Spain; this instrument underwent pilot testing in a population of similar characteristics for its respective validation. For the analysis was necessary a database it was created through SPSS using frequency tablets and percentages; as statistics, means. Getting standard deviation.

Results: The study population consisted mostly of men with 9.2% higher than women, with an average age of 16.05 years; the signs and more frequent visual symptoms were present: sensitivity to light 14.4% and headache 10.5%. As for signs and symptoms musculoskeletal: 17.5% back pain and neck pain 13.3% was obtained.

Conclusions: In the present study, the population significantly alterations was found in the ocular system and the musculoskeletal, that one way or another these alter their physical and psychosocial well- being