Long-term effect of mobile phone use on sleep quality: Results from the cohort study of mobile phone use and health (COSMOS)

Tettamanti, Giorgio; Auvinen, Anssi; Åkerstedt, Torbjörn; Kojo, Katja; Ahlbom, Anders; Heinävaara, Sirpa; Elliott, Paul; Schüz, Joachim; Deltour, Isabelle; Kromhout, Hans; Toledano, Mireille B.; Poulsen, Aslak Harbo; Johansen, Christoffer; Vermeulen, Roel; Feychting, Maria; Hillert, Lena

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105687

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“…This is another ‘known unknown’ of the current m-Health systems that has not been widely discussed before. Recent work has shown that the usage of smart phones has adverse, long-term behavioral and psychological effects, especially among younger populations [ 50 ]. For example, it is well known that the newer 5G smart phones and portable devices have higher harmful radiation effects and emissions levels, but the long-term exposure of these devices on human health has not been widely and rigorously studied yet [ 51 ].…”

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Mobile Health (m-Health) in Retrospect: The Known Unknowns

Istepanian

2022

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For nearly two decades, mobile health or (m-Health) was hailed as the most innovative and enabling area for the digital transformation of healthcare globally. However, this profound vision became a fleeting view since the inception and domination of smart phones, and the reorientation of the concept towards the exclusivity of global smart phone application markets and services. The global consumerization of m-Health in numerous disciplines of healthcare, fitness and wellness areas is unprecedented. However, this divergence between ‘mobile health capitalism’ and the ‘science of mobile health’ led to the creation of the ‘m-Health schism’. This schism was sustained by the continued domination of the former on the expense of the latter. This also led to increased global m-Health inequality and divide between the much-perceived health and patient benefits and the markets of m-Health. This divergence was more evident in low and middle income (LMIC) countries compared to the developed world. This powerful yet misguided evolution of the m-Health was driven essentially by complex factors. These are presented in this paper as the ‘known unknowns’ or ‘the obvious but sanctioned facts’ of m-Health. These issues had surreptitiously contributed to this reorientation and the widening schism of m-Health. The collateral damage of this process was the increased shift towards understanding ‘digital health’ as a conjecture term associated with mobile health. However, to date, no clear or scientific views are discussed or analyzed on the actual differences and correlation aspects between digital and mobile health. This particular ‘known unknown’ is presented in detail in order to provide a rapprochement framework of this correlation and valid presentations between the two areas. The framework correlates digital health with the other standard ICT for the healthcare domains of telemedicine, telehealth and e-health. These are also increasingly used in conjunction with digital health, without clear distinctions between these terms and digital health. These critical issues have become timelier and more important to discuss and present, particularly after the world has been caught off guard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The much hyped and the profiteering digital health solutions developed in response of this pandemic provided a modest impact, and the benefits were mostly inadequate in mitigating the massive health, human, and economic impact of this pandemic. This largely commercial reorientation of mobile health was unable not only to predict the severity of the pandemic, but also unable to provide adequate digital tools or effective pre-emptive digital epidemiological shielding and guarding mechanisms against this devastating pandemic. There are many lessons to be learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic from the mobile and digital health perspectives, and lessons must be learnt from the past and to address the critical aspects discussed in this paper for better understanding of mobile health and effective tackling of future global healthcare challenges.

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Mobile Health (m-Health) in Retrospect: The Known Unknowns

Istepanian

2022

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“…Continuous exposure to light emitted from smartphone screens, by delaying the secretion of melatonin, may disturb the circadian rhythm and the sleep-wake cycle [12]. Currently, there is insufficient evidence for the effects of electromagnetic waves from a telephone on long-term sleep quality.…”

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Use of mobile phones by youth regarding the potential health consequences – a survey study

Maksymowicz

Machowiec

Ręka

et al. 2020

J Educ Health Sport

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“…Such fine grain study suggested that cellphone usage will led to the development of malignant tumors, particularly of the brain. According to Tettamanti et al, the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure (RF-EMF) from mobile phone utilization on the societal health performances had been researched in the cross sectional findings [26]. However, the absence of clinical confirmation of the sensitive health influences of RF-EMF on the society wellbeing and comprehensive health status does not rule out the long-term electromagnetic radioactive effects when potentially exposure to RF-EMF from mobile phones base stations.…”

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Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Human Health: A Study on the Health Effect of EMR from GSM Base Stations in North-Western Nigeria

Kazaure¹,

Matthew²

2021

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Nigeria had maintained substantial intensification in the perspective of the mobile communication utilization, services improvement and sustainable broadband regime and this development is presumed to persist into the conceivable future with the evolution of the contemporary 6G, 5G, 4G and 3G mobile communication technologies. The current mobile communication technologies intensification had equally brought the unavoidable multiplications in the ratio of the base service stations which also had raised the public concern over the considerable health hazards of the radioactive emissions from the communication systems. Notwithstanding the assurances of the several regulatory agencies, the World Health Organization and service providers, confirming compliance and strict observance to the international exposure standards in implementation, the apprehension over the electromagnetic spectrum emission is increasing. To that effect, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) had made recommendations that established the intensities of the radio frequency (RF) exposures which are considered harmless to the community of users. This paper assessed the radio frequency radiation from mobile base stations in some selected states in north western Nigeria. The methodology employed for the study is measurement and instrumentation method. Handheld spectrum analyzer (Aaronia HF 4040V3) and a wheel meter were used for the measurement of electromagnetic emissions from selected Airtel, Glo, MTN and Etisalat base stations at capital city of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states respectively. It was found from the study that 17 to 70mW/m 2 is the average electromagnetic radiation emitted in the study area, which showed total compliance of exposure limit by the GSM service providers in the selected states. The result confirmed the environmental safety level of the RF energy maintained within the general public and that are predictably low to produce any significant health hazards to human.

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Long-term effect of mobile phone use on sleep quality: Results from the cohort study of mobile phone use and health (COSMOS)

Cited by 42 publications

References 36 publications

Mobile Health (m-Health) in Retrospect: The Known Unknowns

Mobile Health (m-Health) in Retrospect: The Known Unknowns

Use of mobile phones by youth regarding the potential health consequences – a survey study

Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Human Health: A Study on the Health Effect of EMR from GSM Base Stations in North-Western Nigeria

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