Association between general health and mobile phone dependency among medical university students: A cross-sectional study in Iran

Ranjbaran, Mehdi; Soleimani, Bahareh; Mohammadi, Maryam; Ghorbani, Nooshin; Khodadost, Mahmoud; Mansori, Kamyar; Samani, Reza Omani

doi:10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_311_17

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“…In the regression model, we found that PMPU was significantly associated with students' monthly allowances, which often reflect their family socioeconomic status. This finding is in line with findings of a study among Iranian medical university students, which demonstrated that family economic status was a significant predictor of mobile phone dependency ( 44 ). The exact mechanism between socioeconomic status and PMPU warrants further investigations.…”

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Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Life Satisfaction Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai, China

Jiang

Luo

Guan

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Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThis study examined problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and its relationship with life satisfaction in Chinese university students during the pandemic.MethodsAn anonymous online survey was conducted in a university in China. The Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used to assess the severity of problematic mobile phone use and life satisfaction, respectively. Data on demographic and health-related factors were also collected.ResultsA total of 1,491 undergraduate students (73.3% were male) completed the survey. On average, students in the survey reported spending 7.4 ± 4.3 h/day on phone use. Their MPAI score was 38.1 ± 13.3 and SWLS score was 24.9 ± 6.8, respectively. After controlling for confounding factors, the MPAI score was significantly associated with lower life satisfaction. Multiple linear regression revealed that higher monthly allowances, frequent insomnia, longer phone use duration were significantly associated with PMPU.ConclusionUniversity students in China spend nearly half of their waking hours on mobile phone use, significantly longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic. PMPU is associated with insomnia, lower life satisfaction and higher allowances. If the trend continues after the pandemic, interventions may be needed. Increase in-person interactions, limiting online social and gaming time, awareness campaign may be effective in reducing the impact of PMPU and improve life satisfaction.

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Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Life Satisfaction Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai, China

Jiang

Luo

Guan

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Regarding marital status, there was no signi cant association with PSU in seven of the studies examined in this review (21,26,30,33,37,42,45), whereas other studies revealed that PSU was higher in singles than married people (27,28,35,44) and that being single predicts PSU (35).…”

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Association between problematic use of smartphones and mental health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a systematic review

Bouazza

Elkinany

Abbouyi

et al. 2022

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Background Smartphones have become essential components of daily life, and research into the harmful effects of problematic smartphone use (PSU) on mental health is expanding globally. Although several recent studies have addressed the relationship between PSU and mental health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this issue has yet to be synthesized and critically evaluated. Methods To find quantitative observational studies on the relationship between PSU and mental health in the MENA region, we developed a search strategy based on a search equation and adapted it for four databases. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines were followed during the selection process. This review included approximately 33 cross-sectional studies and one cohort study out of the 6423 studies identified. The only available language was English. All identified studies published until October 8th, 2021, were considered. A modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale was used to assess the quality of the included studies, as we were interested in three mental health outcomes: depression, anxiety, and stress. Results The studies enrolled 21696 people and had low to moderate methodological quality. The prevalence of PSU ranges from 4.3 percent to 97.8 percent. The time factor (average duration of use per day, frequency of use, consultation during the night), type of application used on the smartphone, and socio-demographic characteristics were the determinants of PSU (age, gender, marital status). Depression, anxiety, and stress were all strongly correlated with PSU, with a stronger relationship between PSU and depression (0.164 ≤ r ≤ 0.996) than between PSU and anxiety (0.12 ≤ r ≤ 0.562) or stress (0.14 ≤ r ≤ 0.508). Conclusions PSU is a real public health issue because it is linked to mental illnesses and social dysfunctions that are a wearisome burden on society. As a result, more epidemiological studies, particularly longitudinal ones that respect the quality of evidence, are needed in all MENA countries to better plan, and implement preventive measures to avoid devastating complications for individuals and societies. Systematic review registration: an a priori protocol is registered on PROSPERO under the number CRD42022266732.

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“…Our study has shown that the higher number of hours spent on the phone per day, was associated with higher depression, anxiety and stress scores and higher TMD severity score. In fact, studies have shown that cell phone use is one of the variables associated with the general health of medical students, affecting it negatively [49][50][51]. Moreover, ergonomic factors related to workplace environment are risk factors for developing neck pain [52].…”

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Prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorder in the Lebanese population, and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress

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Background The objectives of this study were to study the prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) and its association with anxiety, depression, and stress among the general Lebanese population as well as in a sample of patients recruited from an otolaryngologist clinic. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2018 and December 2019, which enrolled 459 participants from all districts of Lebanon (sample 1) and 37 patients from the otolaryngologist clinic at the Eye and Ear Hospital (sample 2). The temporomandibular disorder screening checklist was used to screen for temporomandibular joint disorder. The Fonseca’s anamnestic index was used to assess for temporomandibular joint disorder related signs and symptoms, as well as for symptoms severity. Results The results showed that 19.7% of the general Lebanese population had TMD, from which 55.9% were female. In contrast, 59.5% of patients in the sample recruited from the clinic were found to have TMD. Higher stress, anxiety, and depression scores were associated with higher temporomandibular disorder severity score (B = 0.23; B = 0.10 and B = 0.10 respectively). Patients in the sample recruited from the clinic had higher mean stress (20.75 vs 11.43), anxiety (12.46 vs 5.78), depression (13.24 vs 6.52), and temporomandibular disorder severity scores (59.5% vs 19.7%) than the general population. Conclusion Temporomandibular joint disorder appears to be associated significantly with depression, anxiety, and stress and remains largely underdiagnosed in the general population.

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Association between general health and mobile phone dependency among medical university students: A cross-sectional study in Iran

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Life Satisfaction Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai, China

Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Life Satisfaction Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai, China

Association between problematic use of smartphones and mental health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a systematic review

Prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorder in the Lebanese population, and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress

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