Mobile phone use, behavioural problems and concentration capacity in adolescents: A prospective study

Roser, Katharina; Schoeni, Anna; Röösli, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.08.007

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“…We calculated effect estimates for various wireless device use variables and compared it with effect estimates of dose measures by calculating regression coefficients per interquartile range, which allows direct comparison. If there was a causal association between RF-EMF exposure and symptoms, one would expect more pronounced associations for RF-EMF dose measures compared to simple usage surrogates, as seen in the same study for memory performance (Schoeni et al 2015a) but not for behavioural problems and concentration capacity (Roser et al 2016b). Mostly for the whole body RF-EMF dose, but rarely for the brain dose, we found some significant associations in the cross-sectional, as well as in the cohort analyses.…”

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Symptoms and the use of wireless communication devices: A prospective cohort study in Swiss adolescents

Schoeni

Roser

Röösli

2017

Environmental Research

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BackgroundWe investigated whether radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from mobile phones and other wireless devices or by the wireless device use itself due to non-radiation related factors in that context are associated with an increase in health symptom reports of adolescents in Central Switzerland. Methods In a prospective cohort study, 439 study participants (participation rate: 36.8%) aged 12-17 years, completed questionnaires about their mobile and cordless phone use, their selfreported symptoms and possible confounding factors at baseline (2012/2013) and one year later (2013/2014). Operator recorded mobile phone data was obtained for a subgroup of 234 adolescents. RF-EMF dose measures considering various factors affecting RF-EMF exposure were computed for the brain and the whole body. Data were analysed using a mixed-logistic cross-sectional model and a cohort approach, where we investigated whether cumulative dose over one year was related to a new onset of a symptom between baseline and follow-up. All analyses were adjusted for relevant confounders. Results Participation rate in the follow-up was 97% (425 participants). In both analyses, crosssectional and cohort, various symptoms tended to be mostly associated with usage measures that are only marginally related to RF-EMF exposure such as the duration of data traffic on the mobile phone (e.g. OR for tiredness: 2.33; 95%CI: 1.54 to 3.52 for crosssectional analyses and OR: 2.70; 95%CI:1.52 to 4.80 for cohort analyses) and number of text messages sent per day (tiredness: OR:1.81; 95%CI:1.20 to 2.74 and OR:1.87; 95%CI:1.04 to 3.38). Outcomes were less strongly or not associated with mobile phone call duration and RF-EMF dose measures. ConclusionsStronger associations between symptoms of ill health and wireless communication device use than for RF-EMF dose measures were observed. Such a result pattern does not support a causal association between RF-EMF exposure and health symptoms of adolescents but rather suggests that other aspects of extensive media use are related to symptoms.

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Symptoms and the use of wireless communication devices: A prospective cohort study in Swiss adolescents

Schoeni

Roser

Röösli

2017

Environmental Research

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“…The HERMES (Health Effects Related to Mobile phonE use in adolescentS) study, a cohort study conducted in Central Switzerland, aims to prospectively investigate whether the exposure to RF-EMF emitted by mobile phones and other wireless communication devices causes behavioural problems and non-specific health disturbances or affects cognitive function in adolescents (Roser et al 2015b;Roser et al 2016;Schoeni et al 2016;Schoeni et al 2015b). The baseline investigation took place between June 2012 and March 2013; the follow-up investigation was conducted approximately one year later.…”

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Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure measurements in Swiss adolescents

Roser

Schoeni

Struchen

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Environment International

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“…Interestingly, similar symptoms have been linked to problematic mobile phone use (Billieux et al, 2008;Demirci et al, 2015;Lee et al, 2015;Lemola et al, 2014;Roser et al, 2015;Roser et al, 2016), Internet (Chih-Hung Ko et al, 2014;C-H Ko et al, 2012;Ostovar et al, 2016;Young et al, 1998) and social network use (Banyai et al, 2017;Feinstein et al, 2013;Hong et al, 2014;Schou Andreassen et al, 2016;Tandoc et al, 2015). However, due to the qualitatively different contents media technologies may be used for (e.g.…”

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A latent class analysis on adolescents media use and associations with health related quality of life

Foerster

Rsli

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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Purpose: Recent studies linked adolescents' media use to a variety of physical, psychological and social impairments. However, research neglected that adolescents' media use is complex and includes various combinations of activities such as mobile internet browsing, calling, online gaming or use of social network sites. Methods: The aim of this study is to use latent class analysis in a sample 895 Swiss adolescents to classify different media usage types based on eleven media use variables. Subsequently, associations of these classes with health related quality of life (HRQoL) as measured by the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire were assessed using multivariable regression models adjusted for relevant confounding factors.

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Mobile phone use, behavioural problems and concentration capacity in adolescents: A prospective study

Cited by 36 publications

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Symptoms and the use of wireless communication devices: A prospective cohort study in Swiss adolescents

Symptoms and the use of wireless communication devices: A prospective cohort study in Swiss adolescents

Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure measurements in Swiss adolescents

A latent class analysis on adolescents media use and associations with health related quality of life

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