The Impact of Mobile Devices on Sleep Quality among Subjects of Primary Health Care Settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Muhaydib Al-Muhaydib,Omar Muhaidib Al-Muhaidib,Ammar Abdulkareem Al-Sayegh,Osamah Saleh Alnafisah,Abdulrahman Muhaidib Almuhaidib,Bader Abdulaziz Al-Tulihi

doi:10.13005/bbra/2940

Abstract

Introduction: Smartphone use has been related to health problems. Studies have indicated that the use of smartphones is associated with Sleep disturbances. However, little is known about the association between Smartphone addiction and sleep quality in Saudi Arabia.Objective: To determine the relationship between sleep quality and the use of a smartphone, specifically before sleep.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at four primary healthcare centers with a total of 205 patients participated in the study using a convenience sampling technique. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Smartphone Addiction Scale – Short Version (SAS-SV) were used to measure association of Sleep Quality and Smartphone addiction.Results: Two-hundred-fiveparticipants enrolled in the study, of which 99 were female (51%) with a response rate of 84%. Mean age was 36 ±13 years for all participants. Mean PSQI scores were higher among females, single, frequent smartphone users, and unemployed sub- categories; thus, they indicated poorer sleep quality. There was also a significant negative association between age and PSQI scores t(193)= -2.45, p=0.015. Finally, there was a significant positive association between mean SAS-SV score and categorical global PSQI scores t(193)= 3.4, p=0.001.Conclusion: Our study showsahigh prevalence of smartphone addiction and poor sleep quality. Younger age, being single, heavy usage hours of smartphones, and high SAS-SV are significant factors associated with poorer sleep quality.

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The Impact of Mobile Devices on Sleep Quality among Subjects of Primary Health Care Settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mean Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores were higher among females, single, frequent smartphone users, and unemployed sub- categories; they indicated poorer sleep quality
Mean PSQI scores were higher among females, single, frequent smartphone users, and unemployed sub-categories; they indicated poorer sleep quality

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The Impact of Mobile Devices on Sleep Quality among Subjects of Primary Health Care Settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mean PSQI scores were higher among females, single, frequent smartphone users, and unemployed sub- categories; they indicated poorer sleep quality. Younger age, being single, heavy usage hours of smartphones, and high SAS-SV are significant factors associated with poorer sleep quality. The role of sleep on cognitive, physical and wellbeing of individuals is well established.[1] Good sleep quality might be related and linked to several factors, including social life aspects, general health status, environmental factors, and stress. It is essential for health and life quality in all people. These tools provide communication, entertainment, and education functions. 3 The term of smartphone in English is defined as a “mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications”.4

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