The Effect of Laptop Usage Behaviors on Eye Fatigue on Work-from-Home (WFH) Lecturers during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia has encouraged changes in society, especially in the aspect of education. Learning is conducted online and educators carry out activities from home. However, this has a negative impact on physical health, which may occur due to WFH behavior, which is Eye Fatigue. Laptop usage behavior depend on the size of the laptop, the duration and frequency of laptop usage, the visual distance, the position of the monitor and eye rest. This study intends to determine the effect of laptop usage behavior on Eye Fatigue. This study uses an observational design with a cross-sectional design. The sample of this study is 175 lecturers and use a simple random sampling technique. The used instruments are laptop usage behavior and visual fatigue index questionnaires distributed through Google Forms. Bivariate analysis was performed using the Somers'd correlation statistical test. The results show a significant level of laptop size with eye fatigue with a p-value = 0.005, while the other variables were not related. The behavior of using a laptop has affected eye fatigue especially because of the size of the laptop. They use standard laptop size and use laptop support when operating laptops.