The relationship between smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal pain prevalence among young population: a cross-sectional study
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2020Author
Mustafaoglu, Rustem and Yasaci, Zeynal and Zirek, Emrah and Griffiths,
Mark D. and Ozdincler, Arzu Razak
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Background: In the literature, there have been debates as to whether
smartphone use has negative effects on physical and mental health. The
present study investigated the extent to which smartphone addiction
impacts on musculoskeletal pain prevalence among university students.
Methods: The questionnaire consisted of three sections: demographic
information, the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), and the modified
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
Results: A total of 249 participants were included in this
cross-sectional study. The body parts that were reported with highest
prevalence of musculoskeletal pain were the upper back (70.3\%), neck
(65.9\%), and wrists/hands (68.7\%). The SAS scores were correlated with
duration of smartphone use on a typical day (P = 0.001), duration of
owning a smartphone (P = 0.027), and musculoskeletal pain prevalence in
the neck (P = 0.001), wrists/hands (P = 0.001), shoulders (P = 0.025),
and upper back (P = 0.023). The SAS score was significantly associated
with prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the neck (odd ratio {[}OR],
1.08; 95\% confidence interval {[}CI], 0.98-1.10; P = 0.002),
wrists/hands (OR, 1.07; 95\% CI, 0.97-1.09; P = 0.001), and upper back
(OR, 1.10; 95\% CI, 0.98-1.11; P = 0.033).
Conclusions: The findings indicated that the upper back, neck, and
wrists/hands have a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among
smartphone users, particularly those with a smartphone addiction.
Smartphone addiction scores were correlated with duration of smartphone
use on a typical day, duration of owning smart phone, and
musculoskeletal pain prevalence in the neck, wrists/hands, shoulders,
and upper back.
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