Pattern of mobile phone usage and its effects on psychological health, sleep, and academic performance in students of a medical university

Gupta, Naveenta; Garg, Sonia; Arora, Khushdeep Singh

doi:10.5455/njppp.2016.6.0311201599

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“…6 In this present study all of the students had their own smart mobile phone similar to findings in other studies. 7,8 This study revealed that most of the students 97 (42.4%) owned mobile phone since 4-6 years which is in contrast with study done among the youths in Mumbai. In this study only 14% of them were using mobile for 4-6 years.…”

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Pattern of Mobile Phone Use among Students of An Institution

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Introduction: The charm of mobile phone is more among young generation and the increasing use can lead to various harmful effects and may result in dependence. The objective of the study is to evaluate the pattern of mobile phone use among medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on a total of 229 medical students aged between 18 and 25 years who were using mobile phones for more than 1 year by using simple random sampling technique. Students were requested to complete a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire which comprised their socio-demographic characteristics and pattern of mobile phone usage. Results: Among the total 229 students, all of them had their own smart phones. Major purpose of using mobile was for calling, listening music, taking photos/videos and internet use. Most of the students 97 (42.4%) have owned mobile phones since 4-6 years. The median time spent by the students on the mobile phone using different features of mobile phone was 3.5 hours. Majority of the students i.e. 157 (68.5%) use mobile phones at night. The median amount of money spent on recharge per month was 500. Age of student was significantly (P <0.05) associated with calls per day. There was no significant association of pattern of mobile phone use with other selected socio-demographic variables Conclusions: Students were found to use mobile phone excessively. The pattern of mobile phone usage among the students in this study may signal the evolution of mobile phone use from a habit to an addiction.

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“…widely available in modern times, and long periods of time are spent for internet-based activity. The total time spent using mobile phones was significantly associated with poor sleep habits, declines in study habits, increases in class absence, and increased tardiness for classes in a prior analysis (Gupta, Garg, & Arora, 2016). In addition, increased smartphone use is associated with a less analytic cognitive style and lower cognitive abilities (Barr, Pennycook, Stolz, & Fugelsang, 2015).…”

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Impact of frequency of internet use on development of brain structures and verbal intelligence: Longitudinal analyses

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Excessive internet use is shown to be cross sectionally associated with lower cognitive functioning and reduced volume of several brain areas. However, the effects of daily internet use on the development of verbal intelligence and brain structures have not been investigated. Here, we cross sectionally examined the effects of the frequency of internet use on regional gray/white matter volume (rGMV/rWMV) and verbal intelligence as well as their longitudinal changes after 3.0 ± 0.3 (standard deviation) years in a large sample of children recruited from the general population (mean age, 11.2 ± 3.1 years; range, 5.7-18.4 years). Although there were no significant associations in cross sectional analyses, a higher frequency of internet use was found to be associated with decrease of verbal intelligence and smaller increase in rGMV and rWMV of widespread brain areas after a few years in longitudinal analyses. These areas involve areas related to language processing, attention and executive functions, emotion, and reward. In conclusion, frequent internet use is directly or indirectly associated with decrease of verbal intelligence and development to smaller gray matter volume at later stages.

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“…Social networking was the most used feature among 79% females and 21% males. 10 Around 2% use for music and 1.7% use it for porn.…”

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“…Around 72.3% use their smartphone even while in the classroom and 34% feel sleepy in the classroom, very often. 10 Around 31.7% feel that their grades have come down since they used the smartphone. 11 Around 41% of them check their phone every 10-15 minutes.…”

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Study of Usage Patterns and Effects of Smart Phone Among the Medical Students of Nizamabad, Telangana

Kumar¹,

Anupama²

2019

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BACKGROUND Smartphone has greatly impacted education, health and social life. It has drastically changed the cultural norms and behaviour of individuals. 1 This study focuses on the usage patterns, accompanying behaviour and effects of smartphones among medical students. 2 They make it easy to stay in touch with people but their excessive use has raised concern, which might have negative impact on health and studies. Some of the hazards related to the smartphone use include headache, sleep disturbance, lack of concentration and impairment of short-term memory. 3 METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among the medical undergraduate students of Govt. Medical College, Nizamabad, Telangana State, during the period of October-December 2014 4,5,6. A convenient sample of 300 medical students was considered for this study. Participants were selected through simple random sampling and a pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaire was given to each student. 300 medical students were given pre-tested, pre-designed, semi-structured & self-administered questionnaire and the data regarding the usage patterns and effects of smart phone among the medical students of Nizamabad was collected. RESULTS Among the study subjects, the following results were obtained from our study, after analysis of data.  39.3% of them were using smartphone for more than 2 years.  96.7% of them feel that their knowledge improved.  22.6% of them were using smart phones for more than 6 hrs/day.  49.6% use them even after 11 P.M.  Social networking was the most used feature.  72.3% use them in classrooms. CONCLUSIONS The pattern of use differs between males and females. Usage for social networking is more among females. Usage after midnight and chatting with strangers is more prevalent among males. Behaviours like getting annoyed/restless when interrupted, are a point of concern. Factors like using the smartphone till late in the night might cause less sleep which might lead to less concentration in the classrooms. Also, the usage while in classroom is very high, this might also affect their concentration on studies. Symptoms like headache, eyestrain and stress were found in majority of the students after using the smartphone for a long time. All these factors might affect their concentration, academic performance and also their health in the long run. 3 In the existing scenario the need of the hour is to educate and create awareness among the students about the ill effects of over usage of smart phone, not only on their health but also on their studies and life style.

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Pattern of mobile phone usage and its effects on psychological health, sleep, and academic performance in students of a medical university

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Pattern of Mobile Phone Use among Students of An Institution

Pattern of Mobile Phone Use among Students of An Institution

Impact of frequency of internet use on development of brain structures and verbal intelligence: Longitudinal analyses

Study of Usage Patterns and Effects of Smart Phone Among the Medical Students of Nizamabad, Telangana

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