Excessive Use Of Mobile Phones Research Articles

Study of Mobile Phone Usage in Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students During Covid-19 Lockdown

Background: Mobile phones are increasingly becoming part of the daily life of today’s youth. It has become an important accessory because of the various facilities they offer especially the internet. The Covid -19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown has put all the people inside the home. To keep themselves engaged, most of the people are clinging onto their smart phones. All the academic sessions are taken through online. Hence the aim of the present study is to assess the mobile phone usage in undergraduate medical and dental students during Covid 19 lockdown. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 undergraduate medical and dental students of ACS Medical College and Thai Moogambigai Dental College, Chennai. Data were collected by pre-tested questionnaire in Google form and it was analysed using MS Excel software. Results: Out of 200 students participated in the study, 112 were females and 88 were males. Only about 44 students (22%) used 90-100 % of internet data before lock down and now about 102 (51%) students used 90-100% of internet data pack during lock down. About 21.5% of students spent more than 10 hours in their mobile phone duringthis lock down period. Majority of the students (56.5%) used mobile phones for entertainment purpose more than academic purpose (45.5%). There are also many health problems found to be reported due to usage of mobile phones like headache, sleep disturbances, fatigue, dry eyes etc. Conclusion: The results of this study confirms that there is excessive use of mobile phone among medical and dental students during lock down period which give an alarming indication that the students should not get addicted and more dependent on mobile phones that can lead to mental and health problems in them after the release of lock down. Parenteral control, students self discipline and conduction of online classes for a limited time can help them to overcome this.

Impacts of Mobile Phones on Our Youth Today

No one can deny the positive effects of mobile phones. Mobile phones have not only given us the power to talk wirelessly, but also provided us with many highly usable functionalities like taking pictures and videos, listening to music, playing games, accessing the Internet and much more. Mobile phones have taken over our modern world. It seems almost every person in every major city has one. The mobile phone users have increased rapidly globally due to the development of the technology. It is now crucial part of majority of the lives of the youth. This is because there are so many applications available on the mobile phone these days. It is now an integral part of adolescents’ daily lives and is for the majority, the most popular form of electronic communication. The current mobile market has a close relationship with the teenagers. As a trend, teenagers are more inclined to the newest gadgets of any sort. Whenever a new multimedia or electronic gadget is launched-just see the queue in any outlet-you will see a large number of youngsters filing the crowd-isn't that? Frankly speaking, youngsters are becoming tech-savvy than ever; It is now crucial part of majority of the lives of the youth. However, researches say that excessive use of mobile phones may cause serious problems to anybody in different aspects. This paper presents the impacts, especially negative impacts of mobile phones on our youth today.

A Comprehensive Study on Excessive Mobile Phone Use and Preventive Measures

A Comprehensive Study on Excessive Mobile Phone Use and Preventive Measures

The severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life in Chinese university students.

ObjectiveThis study examined the severity of mobile phone addiction and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in Chinese university students.MethodsA total of 2,312 university students from Macao, Hong Kong and mainland China participated in this cross-sectional study. The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPAS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) rating instruments were used to assess the severity of mobile phone addiction and QOL, respectively.ResultsCompared to students in mainland China, those in Macao and Hong Kong were more likely to have excessive mobile phone use. Multiple linear regression revealed that high academic pressure and poor academic performance were positively associated, while male gender, greater interest in academic major and long sleep duration were negatively associated with the severity of mobile phone addiction. Students addicted to mobile phone use had significantly lower scores across all QOL domains.ConclusionDue to the adverse impact of excessive mobile phone use on QOL, public education and effective preventive measures should be developed for Chinese university students.

Mobile Phone Addiction, Phubbing, and Depression Among Men and Women: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

For several years, the number of studies on the links between excessive mobile phone use and mental health has been increasing. The aim of the study was to establish if there is a relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression in university students and if phubbing is a mediator of this relationship. The authors also tested if this mediation effect was moderated by loneliness and if the model of relationships between these variables was the same in women and in men. The participants were 402 university and college students from Ukraine, aged 17 to 31; 74% of them were women. The authors used the Adapted Mobile Phone Use Habits, the Phubbing Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Loneliness Scale. The results of the study have shown that higher mobile phone addiction and higher phubbing is associated with a higher level of depressive moods, with phubbing functioning as a mediator of the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. A moderator of this mediation is loneliness, the moderation effect being asymmetrically dependent on gender: in men, high loneliness increases the mediating role of phubbing, which more markedly translates into depression, while in women the analyzed mediation effect becomes weaker with an increase in the sense of loneliness (phubbing correlates less strongly with depression).

Impact of Mobile Phone usage on Academic Performance and Behaviour of Medical Students

Background: Mobile phone culture has brought about a revolution in technology and people of all age groups (especially youngsters) have become greatly dependant on mobiles for various reasons. It has become an integral part of routine work of students who rely on mobiles for academic purposes also. This study was planned to evaluate the impact of mobile phone use on health and academic performance of MBBS students. Methods: It was cross sectional questionnaire based study in which 300 MBBS students were involved. Various questions regarding mobile usage, associated benefits and problems pertaining to academic activities and impact on health were filled and tabulated in ranges and percentages. Results: All the students involved in study used mobile phones and their usage ranged from 0.2-6.5 hrs on a working day and0.5-8 hrs on holiday. Many students reported increased academic performance with the help of mobiles whereas few students reported disturbance in class, impaired concentration and increased use of abbreviations in routine. Also, students reported certain health issues like changes in vision, pain in wrist, neck and preference to stay alone with use of mobile phones. Conclusions: Excessive use of mobile phones can have deleterious effects on human mind and brain. Plethora of physical, psychological and behavioural problems can be seen with long term use of handsets. With advancements in technologies, associated risks are also bound to increase. So judicious and wise use of mobiles is a must to avoid harmful consequences in youngsters especially students.

The Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling on Self-esteem and the Tendency of Mobile Phone Addiction

The mobile phone users in students are increased dramatically. Unfortunately, excessive use of mobile phone could cause addiction. The addiction to mobile phone affecting the personal and social life of students. Therefore, authors decided to identify the effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling interventions on self-esteem and the tendency of mobile phone addiction in students of Vocational School 1 Muhammadiyah Semarang. Participants in the pretest were 120 students. This study used a quasi-experiment method, pretest-posttest control group design involving 12 students, randomly divided to experiment (6 students) and control group (6 students). The samples were selected using purposive sampling with low self-esteem criteria and a high tendency for mobile phone addiction. The MANCOVA test results proved that cognitive-behavioral counseling had an effect on self-esteem (F1.8=265.28; ηp2=0.963; p<0.001), and the tendency of mobile phone addiction (F1.8=1115.90; ηp2=0.973; p<0.001). The findings of this study proved that there were effects of cognitive-behavioral counseling interventions on self-esteem and the tendency of mobile phone addiction.

The association of smart mobile phone usage with cognitive function impairment in Saudi adult population.

Background & Objectives:Excessive use of mobile phones has raised a great concern about adverse health effects on human health. The present study’s aim was to investigate the association of the usage of smartphones with cognitive function impairment in the Saudi adult population.Methods:The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during September 2019 to January 2020. A total of 251 Saudi adults who were using mobile phones were recruited, and knowledge, attitude and practices were assessed by interview using a predesigned proforma. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) tool was employed to assess the cognitive functions, comparison was made between daily mobile phone usage group and their correlated Montreal Cognitive Score (MOCA).Results:The mean age for 251 Saudi adult participants was 32.43 ± 12.8 years. More than 80% of the participants used their mobile phone for more than two hours daily. About 61% of the participants were not aware of the side effect of the radiation generated from mobile phone. The participants showed a decrease in MOCA score with increased daily mobile phone usage (MOCA=26.8 for <1 hour daily usage, 26.1 for 1-2 hours, and 24.6 for >2 hours with P< 0.05). In addition, participants showed decreased MOCA score by keeping their mobile phone near their pillow while sleeping; MOCA=24.35 for near pillow groups and >25.5 for the groups that placed their mobile phone away from the pillow.Conclusions:Excessive use of mobile phones can cause cognitive function impairment. Strict policies must be implemented to control the use of smartphones in order to minimize the effects on mobile phone radiation on cognition. The media has to be on the forefront in educating the public about the proper usage of mobile phones.

A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Gaming Disorder and Problematic Usage of Mobile Phones among College Students of Hubli-Dharwad

Background: Gaming disorder has been included as a mental health disorder by WHO in ICD 11 revision. There is increased dependence on mobile phones, video games, and the internet among all age groups. Excessive use of mobile phones and gaming affects the physical, mental health and social life&#x0D; Objectives: To assess the prevalence of gaming disorder and problematic usage of mobile phones, and to assess the common health problems faced after prolonged usage.&#x0D; Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 students of Hubli-Dharwad studying in various degree courses using a predesigned semi-structured questionnaire. The Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) scale and Problematic Usage of Mobile Phone (PUMP) scale were used in the study&#x0D; Results: Out of 220 college students 52.3% were girls and 47.7% were boys. The mean game scoring was 2.11±2.18, and the mean problematic mobile usage score was 50.60±11.282, the prevalence of gaming disorder was 15%. The PUMP score was high among those who had gaming disorder. 74%of the participants complained one or the other health problems, most common being sleep disturbance.&#x0D; Conclusion: The problematic mobile usage and gaming disorder is high among students. A proper supportive environment is needed in the college and also in their homes.

Influence of Excessive Mobile Phone Use on Anxiety and Academic Performance among Medical College Students

Objectives: The objectives of this study were focused on finding the influence of excessive mobile phone usage on academic performance of medical students and to find association between excessive mobile phone usage and anxiety in students of a medical University Karachi.&#x0D; Methods: It was a questionnaire based study, three different standardized questionnaires were used to assess the sleep pattern and anxiety, however academic performance were evaluated by their last attempted exam.&#x0D; Results: Excessive mobile phone usage was significantly (p-value = 0.001) associated with disturbed sleep pattern and sleep quality. But we did not had significant results for anxiety and academic performance.&#x0D; Conclusion: Excessive mobile phone use may disturb sleep pattern and quality of sleep but it does not affect academic performance and does not lead to anxiety.

Association between Excessive Use of Mobile Phone and Insomnia among Pakistani Teenagers Cross Sectional Study

Introduction:In the era of modern technology mobile phones have becoming popular, especially in teenagers. Besides of its uses there are various undesirable psychological and physical impact on heath. Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study was to access the link among Excessive Use of Smart Phone and there sleep pattern among Pakistani Adolescents.&#x0D; Materials and Methods: A detailed cross sectional study was performed on a total of 500 medical graduates range between 18 and 24 years who were using mobile phone atleast a year. Self-designed Questionnaire is given to them having details of their frequency and pattern of using smart phone. Sleep quality was analyzed by using Pittsburg Sleep Quality index .Chi square test was also perform to check the link between frequency of mobile phone and quality of sleep.P value &lt; 0.005 were considered as significant.&#x0D; Result: Out of 500 participants, the frequency of mobile phone usage was more in males 70% as compare to females30%. Their age varied from 21to 24 with mean age of 20 ± 1.9 years. Most of students use mobile phone in night 188 (38%)and 202 (40%) participants using mobile phone unlimited. 366 (73%) students mentioned that they start using mobile phone at intermediate level and claimed that no surveillance of the mobile phone being done by the parents . Students who were using unlimited mobile phone reported that they take more than 1 hour to sleep that showed a significant (p-value &lt;0.001) correlation between more mobile phone use and time taken to sleep.&#x0D; Conclusion: The results of our study conclude that excessive mobile phone usage leads to sleep disturbances and poor quality of sleep. That may implement negative effects on student’s mental and physical health along with this it can also affect the students’ educational performance and daily life activities.

Mobile phone usage pattern and its health effects among medical students in north Karnataka: an observational study

Background: The mobile phone is viewed as an important communication tool and is an integral part of the human society in the present era. Medical students use smart phones for note taking, imaging, web browsing, text books, question banks etc. Excessive mobile phone use has been found to be associated with health problems such as impaired concentration, headache, fatigue, thermal sensations in and around ear, stress, sleep disturbances and frustration. Objective was to explore the mobile phone usage pattern and its health effects among medical students.Methods: An observational study was conducted among medical students of Belagavi. The calculated sample size was 277 after taking the prevalence of mobile phone usage pattern of 76.4%. The questionnaire consists of socio-demographic characteristics, pattern of mobile phone usage like mode of use, time of maximum use etc. and the health effect variables like headache, restlessness, neck pain, painful fingers etc. Statistical analysis was done using MS-Excel 2007 and SPSS v 22, proportion and chi-square test was applied and p&lt;0.05 was considered significant.Results: 98.19% were using smart phone and 85.56% were having single phone. Maximum were using for 2-4 years (42.60%). Internet was used for academic purpose in 89.89%. Majority of them experienced eyes symptoms (55.23%) followed by sleep deprivation (46.21%) and headache (42.60%).Conclusions: Even though mobile phone has positive role in our daily lives, its overuse leads to negative impact on health, sleep, and academic performance of students.

A different approach to the use of elastic bands in the recovery of lower lumbar discopathy

Abstract Lower lumbar discopathies are in continuous growth among both young people and elderly. Causes that have led to an increase in the incidence of this pathology include: lack of exercise, nutrition, excessive use of computers and mobile phones, etc. The increased incidence of pathology led us to identify an attractive kinetotherapeutic treatment protocol that initially reduced the symptoms of this condition, and subsequently allowed the patients’ complete recovery. The present study was conducted on 33 patients diagnosed with lower lumbar discopathy. They received two evaluations, and between these, the patients performed a kinetic program consisting of elastic band exercises along with general neuroproprioceptive muscle relaxation techniques. The data obtained were inventoried and processed using statistical programs. The comparison of the initial and final results, as well as the data obtained from statistical processing showed an improvement of the symptomatology and the orientation of patients towards a complete recovery. Key words: lower lumbar discopathy, elastic bands, treatment protocol, statistical analysis

Prevalence and Determinants of “No-Mobile” Phobia (Nomophobia) among University Students

AbstractBackground: A simple random sample was followed to include the total required study sample at study colleges for both boys and girls. In each study college, the lists of students' names with their university IDs were used to select participant students. Selected students were personally contacted by the researcher, with the help of their tutors.Aim of Study: To identify magnitude of “no-mobile phobia” (nomophobia) among Health Sciences students at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.Subject and Methods: Following a cross-sectional study design, 625 health sciences colleges' students were included. A self-administered data collection study questionnaire was designed by the researchers, which included personal charac-teristics; mobile phone use: Duration of use of mobile phone, access to internet, average duration of daily use of the mobile phone, type of used mobile phone and the validated 20-item Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q).Results: All participants had smartphones. Prevalence of nomophobia among students was 85.3%, with 22.1% having severe nomophobia, and 63.2% having mild nomophobia. Students of applied medical sciences had the highest percentage of severe nomophobia, while students of medicine had the lowest percentage (35. 1% and 15.8%, respectively). Nomo-phobia grades differed significantly according to study colleges (p=0.003). Percentages of students with severe nomophobia were significantly higher among those who had internet access through their personal mobile phones (p=0.017) and also among those who spend more than 2 hours daily with their mobile phones (p<0.001). However, grades of nomophobia did not differ significantly according to students' gender, or Grade Point Average (GPA).Conclusions and Recommendations: Mobile phone addic-tion is common among undergraduate students of Health Sciences Colleges at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. Health education of university students is necessary to prevent possible harmful effects of excessive use of mobile phones.

Breaking out from constant connectivity: Agentic regulation of smartphone use

Most of the interruptions caused by smartphones and other communication technologies are initiated by the individuals themselves. Likewise, breakouts from connectivity are enacted by individuals who want to disconnect. The present study examines human agency in the face of material agency, and specifically the decisions that people make to disconnect from their smartphone so as to regulate their connectivity states and the motivations that drive such decisions. We analyze a corpus of LinkedIn comments posted on an article discussing the excessive use of mobile phones and build a typology of motivations underlying disconnection decisions. Individuals in our sample were likely to regulate their connectivity both with a promotion focus, to achieve gains at work and outside of work, and with a prevention focus, to avoid losses in these two domains. Moreover, disconnection decisions are simultaneously driven by the logic of consequences and the logic of appropriateness. Contrary to the popular depiction of connectivity resulting in work invading the non-work domain, people in this sample were likely to engage in disconnection decisions to protect both the work and non-work domains from potential distractions induced by communication technologies.

Nomophobia: A Research among Italian Digital Natives

In recent years, media attention has been increasingly focused on certain concepts that are closely related to the improper and excessive use of mobile phones: smartphone psychological dependence, the correlation between youth apathy and the massive use of new technologies, and the drastic change of social interaction in the Internet Age. Such phenomena may be considered to be the reason behind the emergence of a new contemporary pathology that already has a name: nomophobia. This is a pathology that seems to be quite common at present, particularly in those countries with high levels of smartphone ownership, usage and penetration, such as Italy.

Mobile Use Pattern of Agri-Graduates

Mobile phones play vital role in every one's life and students are not exceptional to it, as it is the most significant part of their life indeed. Now a days it has become a part and parcel and an important accessory across all the streams of students viz., Engineering, medical, agriculture etc., Younger generations are most attracted with the mobile phone and hence increased use may result in dependence. A study was carried out to understand the mobile use pattern of Agri graduates amongst the 100 Agri-graduates. This study revealed that, majority of the students (71%) using mobile handsets from 5 years, while Redmi, Samsung, Mi, Nokia, honor, One Plus, iPhone, vivo and Lenovo are the most preferred brands. Jio network is the mostly used (71%) network service provider preferred by the respondents. About, 90 per cent of the students possessed their phones from their parents while only a meagre (2%) section of the students got it from their friends as a gift. This study has indicated that, more than half of the students (52%) spent about, Rs.15200–23901 for mobile purchasing while only very few (2%) students spent about Rs.41, 303 to Rs.50, 000 for same. About 52 per cent of the students spent more than an hour time on the internet. Around, 66 per cent of the student's expressed that, browsing of useful information at any time possible is the reason for the mobile phones at their own convenience. About 59 per cent of them has never used their phones to generate self-employment. The usage of mobile phones will have an impact in the student's learning when used in a constructive way, but the excessive use of mobile phones should not lead to no kind of dependency of students on their phones. Hence, some interventions are required to motivate the youth against it.

Hearing Loss Among Excessive Mobile Phone Users; A Cross Sectional Study At Bahawal Victoria And Civil Teaching Hospitals Bahawalpur

Objective: To assess the hearing loss among the subjects using excessive mobile phone. Methodology: 50 subjects were entered for this study with age ranging from 20 to 40 years using mobile phone for more than 5 years. 25 subjects who used mobile phone for less than (&lt;) 60 min /day formed one group, while 25 subjects who used cell phone for more than (&gt;) 60 min /day formed the second group. The hearing levels of all the subjects were tested using Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA). Duration of mobile phone usage was assessed by questionnaires. Results: There was a significant increase (p-value .00006) in the hearing thresholds at all frequencies in air conduction and bone conduction in right ear in test group compared with the control group. Similar result was found in the left ear except for bone conduction at frequency 4 and 6 (kilo hertz) kHz. Excessive use of mobile phone caused Sensory neural hearing loss and the prevalence was 84% in group who used mobile phone for &gt; 60 min / day and 20% in group who used for &lt; 60 min / day. Conclusion: Excessive use of mobile phone may cause increase in pure tone threshold associated with the duration of usage. The use for more than 5 years with more than 60 minutes daily can produce harmful effects on human hearing.

The Correlation between Cell Phone Over Use and Aggression

Introduction: Today concerns about the somatic and mental-emotional effects of exposure to electromagnetic waves have been raised. Although early thermal effects can not be attributed to these waves, It is necessary to investigate the long-term and side effects of these waves. One of the devices that has the most connection with electromagnetic waves is cell phones. In the present study, the correlation between excessive use of mobile phones and agression in students was investigated. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with the participation of 810 students of Arak University of Medical Sciences. At first, demographic information was obtained, then the mobile phone dependence was measured by the use of Cell Phone Over-Use Scale (COS). AGQ questionnaire was used to measure aggression, in which four subscales of physical aggression (PA), verbal aggression (VA), anger (A), and hostility (H) were studied. The survey of both questionnaires was based on Likert scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS20 software, Chi-Square, t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient at a significant level of 0.05. Results: The average score of the COS and physical aggression (PA), verbal aggression (VA), anger (A), and hostility (H), was (54.10 ± 16.10), (18.23 ± 3.12), (12.56 ± 3.65), (17.45 ± 5.26), (14.9 ± 4.42) Which had no significant difference between men and women(p≥0.05). Also, Pearson correlation test showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between all AGQ components and excessive use (P <0.01). Conclusion: However, Thermal effects for 900 Mhz electromagnetic waves can not be considered. Two important factors that can be considered in related research include the late effects and mental-psychological effects. In this research, excessive use of mobile phones has been shown to have a direct positive correlation with the increase in agression and its associated components.

Desempeño laboral de acuerdo al estado de salud del trabajador y el uso del móvil en organizaciones laborales.

Introducción: Múltiples factores del trabajador y su entorno influyen en su desempeño laboral. Debido al uso frecuente de teléfonos inteligentes e Internet móvil, las empresas actualmente están adoptando tecnologías móviles y numerosas aplicaciones con el propósito de aumentar su eficiencia operativa y competitividad por lo que es necesario evaluarlos en nuestro entorno. El objetivo del estudio fueidentificar la asociación del desempeño percibido ajustado a la salud del trabajador con el uso del móvil.Método: En 114 trabajadores de la industria del calzado y de servicios, se aplicaron el Work Role Functioning Questionnaire y el Cuestionario de Experiencias Relacionadas con el Móvil (CERM). También se registraron sus principales patologías, estado civil, número de hijos, edad, sexo, antigüedad en el trabajo, número de horas laboradas por semana y su opinión respecto al uso del móvil en el trabajo. De acuerdo a la distribución de las variables efectuamos prueba de Pearson o Spearman para evaluar la asociación entre variables con distribución normal o sesgada respectivamente. La variable dependiente fue el desempeño laboral percibido y ajustado al estado de salud del trabajador y como variables independientes se consideraron la edad, la antigüedad en el trabajo y las horas laboradas a la semana. Se realizaron comparaciones por sexo y de acuerdo a ser empleados profesionales o no profesionales. Para la comparación de variables continuas entre los grupos efectuamos prueba t de Student no pareada o U de Mann-Whitney de acuerdo a la distribución de los datos y chi cuadrada para comparación de proporciones. Un valor de p&lt;0.05 se considera significativo.Resultados: Del grupo total de trabajadores, 70(61.4%) reportó que es necesario el uso del móvil en al ámbito laboral principalmente para comunicación con personal del equipo de trabajo, información requerida en el trabajo y como herramienta para localizar formatos, proveedores etc. El factor conflictos del uso del móvil mostró correlación negativa con las demandas de salida (r=-0.21; p= 0.026), las mentales (r=-0.21; p= 0.03), físicas (r=-0.19; p= 0.041) y la puntuación total del desempeño laboral (r=-0.21; p= 0.025). El factor uso comunicacional correlacionó de forma negativa con las demandas sociales (r=-0.22; p= 0.021) y la puntuación total del desempeño laboral (r=-0.20; p= 0.032). La puntuación total de CERM mostró asociación negativa con la puntuación total del desempeño laboral (r=-0.23; p= 0.015) y todos sus factores exceptuando las demandas físicas (r=-0.17; p= 0.068). En las mujeres se identificó menor IMC, número de horas laboradas por semana, número de hijos, años de pareja y demandas sociales.Conclusión: El uso excesivo del móvil se asocia de forma inversa al desempeño laboral percibido en trabajadores del calzado y de servicios.