Cell phone use is associated with alcohol and tobacco consumption in insufficiently active adolescents

Piola, Thiago Silva; Pacífico, Ana Beatriz; Campos, Jhonatan Gritten; Ribeiro, Anelize Gabriele Peressute; Bacil, Eliane Denise Araújo; Silva, Michael P.; Campos, Wagner de

doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.20.11356-2

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“…Our findings were different from a study conducted in Uganda among persons living with HIV in a fishing community that found that cell phone use was associated with alcohol use before sexual intercourse, although this was only among young females aged 14-24 years [ 26 ]. Other studies, conducted in high-resource settings, in the general population (ie, not focused on persons living with HIV) and among young persons, have found positive associations between alcohol use and cell phone use [ 33 , 34 ]. The differences observed may be due to the fact that in these other studies, the population was much younger than that in our study.…”

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Cell Phone Availability and Usage for mHealth and Intervention Delivery to Persons Living With HIV in a Low-Resource Setting: Cross-sectional Study

Adong¹,

Fatch²,

Emenyonu³

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Background HIV/AIDS is now a manageable chronic illness owing to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), which involves routine follow-up care, including regular physical visits to the clinic. In the recent past, and in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased need for virtual care and intervention delivery, a modality known as mobile health (mHealth), which includes cell phone–delivered services for medical and public health practice. Objective Here we describe cell phone use and its relationship with alcohol use in a cohort of persons living with HIV and latent tuberculosis (TB). Methods We performed a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort of persons living with HIV and latent TB in HIV care in southwestern Uganda. We estimated proportions of cell phone and text message use and evaluated their associations with alcohol use—a common modifiable behavior among persons living with HIV. Cell phone use (primary outcome) was defined as owning a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the day. Any alcohol use was defined as any self-reported alcohol use in the prior 3 months or a phosphatidylethanol (an alcohol biomarker) level of ≥8 ng/mL. Results A total of 300 participants (median age 40 years; n=146, 48.7% male) were included in the analysis. Most (n=267, 89.0%) participants had access to a phone and of them, 26 (9.7%) shared the phone with someone else. In total, 262/300 (87.3%) of participants owned a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the time; the majority (n=269, 89.7%) rarely or never sent text messages, and over two-thirds (n=200, 66.9%) rarely or never received text messages. Most (n=214, 71.3%) had any alcohol use in the prior 3 months. In adjusted analyses, any alcohol use was not significantly associated with cell phone use (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.48, 95% CI 0.18-1.25; P=.13) or sending (aOR 0.82, 95% CI 0.28-2.37; P=.71) or receiving (aOR 1.31, 95% CI 0.70-2.47; P=.40) text messages. Conclusions There is hope that mHealth interventions in this population can be carried out using cell phones owing to their popularity; however, the interventions may need to employ methods that do not rely on the sending and receiving of text messages only.

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Cell Phone Availability and Usage for mHealth and Intervention Delivery to Persons Living With HIV in a Low-Resource Setting: Cross-sectional Study

Adong¹,

Fatch²,

Emenyonu³

et al. 2022

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“…Por otro lado, también se ha visto relacionado con la presencia del Síndrome Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) o adicción al uso de las tecnologías e Internet por el miedo a perderse algún acontecimiento, observando el usuario como lo están pasando sus familiares, amigos y/o conocidos mediante la participación en las diferentes redes sociales, lo cual sugiere repercutir negativamente sobre la salud psicológica y física del adolescente (Soriano-Sánchez, 2022), lo que influye en su espíritu emprendedor (Valencia-Arias et al, 2022). De hecho, el uso excesivo de teléfonos inteligentes se ha visto relacionado con el consumo del tabaco (Piola et al, 2021). En consecuencia, los programas de intervención basados en la conciencia plena o mindfulness en los entornos educativos o en los lugares de trabajos podría ser una respuesta eficiente para mejorar la salud psicológica y física del adolescente, reduciendo sus niveles de estrés y ansiedad y mejorando su calidad de vida , donde el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) se encuentra inmerso (Lalaleo-Analuisa et al, 2021), debido a que los educandos muestran una gran satisfacción mediante el aprendizaje virtual (Flores et al, 2022).…”

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Predictores asociados al consumo de tabaco en adolescentes: una revisión sistemática (Predictors associated with adolescent smoking: a systematic review)

Soriano-Sánchez¹,

Sastre-Riba²

2022

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Antecedentes: El consumo de sustancias por parte de la población adolescente se ha incrementado en los últimos años, convirtiéndose en un problema de salud pública. Entre las más consumidas se encuentra el tabaco, siendo probablemente el mayor desafío a largo plazo. Fumar mata a más de 7 millones de personas cada año, mientras que 1,2 millones son el resultado de estar expuestos ante el humo de manera pasiva. Objetivo: identificar mediante una revisión sistemática los predictores asociados al consumo de tabaco en adolescentes. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda de artículos en distintas bases de datos, tales como Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Psicodoc y PsycARTICLES. De este modo, se obtuvieron un total de 302 documentos que, tras aplicar los criterios de inclusión, quedaron 10 trabajos para revisión. Resultados: La muestra de los mismos está compuesta por un total de 20.540 adolescentes, entre 10 y 19 años. Los resultados revelan distintos predictores del consumo de tabaco en adolescentes. Conclusión: se sugiere realizar nuevos estudios de manera que permitan verificar tales hallazgos. Finalmente, se recomienda que nuevos programas de intervención tengan en cuenta los predictores asociados al consumo de tabaco en el presente estudio, de modo que permitan confirmar estos hallazgos. Palabras clave: Adolescentes; Consumo; Predictores; Revisión Sistemática; Tabaco. Abstract. Background: Substance use by the adolescent population has increased in recent years, becoming a public health problem. Among the most consumed is tobacco, which is probably the greatest long-term challenge. Smoking kills more than 7 million people each year, while 1,2 million are the result of passive exposure to smoke. Aim: to identify through a systematic review the predictors associated with adolescent smoking. Materials and methods: we searched for articles in different databases, such as Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Psicodoc and PsycARTICLES. Thus, a total of 302 studies were obtained and, after applying the inclusion criteria, 10 studies remained for review. Results: The sample consisted of a total of 20.540 adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age. The results show different predictors of tobacco use in adolescents. Conclusion: new studies are suggested to verify these findings. Finally, it is recommended that new intervention programs take into account the predictors associated with tobacco use in the present study, in order to confirm these findings. Keywords: Adolescents; Consumption, Predictors; Systematic Review; Tobacco.

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Cell phone availability and usage for mobile health and intervention delivery to persons living with HIV in a low-resource setting. (Preprint)

Adong¹,

Fatch²,

Emenyonu³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS is now a chronic illness due to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and involves routine follow-up care, including regular physical visits to the clinic. In the recent past, and in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased need for virtual care and intervention delivery, a modality known as mHealth, which includes cell phone-delivered services OBJECTIVE Here we describe cell phone use and its relationship with alcohol use in a cohort of persons with HIV (PWH) and latent tuberculosis (TB). METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort of PWH and latent TB in HIV care in south-western Uganda. We estimated proportions of cell phone and text message use and evaluated their associations with alcohol use, a common modifiable behaviour among PWH. Cell phone use (primary outcome) was defined as owning a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the day. Any alcohol use was defined as any self-reported alcohol use in the prior 3 months, and/or phosphatidylethanol (an alcohol biomarker) ≥8 ng/ml. RESULTS A total of 300 participants were included in the analysis, with a median age of 40 years; 48.7% were male. Majority (89.0%) of participants had access to a phone and of these 9.7% shared the phone with someone else. Eighty-seven percent owned a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the time; the majority (89.7%) rarely or never sent text messages, and over two-thirds (66.9%) rarely or never received text messages. 71.3% had any alcohol use. In adjusted analyses, any alcohol use was not significantly associated with cell phone use (adjusted OR [aOR]: 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18-1.25, p-value=.13), or sending (aOR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.28-2.37, p-value=.71) or receiving (aOR: 1.31, 95% CI: 0.70-2.47, p-value= .40) of text messages. CONCLUSIONS There is hope that mHealth interventions in this population can be carried out using cell phones due to their popularity; however, the interventions may need to employ methods that do not rely on the sending and receiving of text messages only. CLINICALTRIAL NCT 03302299

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Cell phone use is associated with alcohol and tobacco consumption in insufficiently active adolescents

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Cell Phone Availability and Usage for mHealth and Intervention Delivery to Persons Living With HIV in a Low-Resource Setting: Cross-sectional Study

Cell Phone Availability and Usage for mHealth and Intervention Delivery to Persons Living With HIV in a Low-Resource Setting: Cross-sectional Study

Predictores asociados al consumo de tabaco en adolescentes: una revisión sistemática (Predictors associated with adolescent smoking: a systematic review)

Cell phone availability and usage for mobile health and intervention delivery to persons living with HIV in a low-resource setting. (Preprint)

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