Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Neck Pain and Disability in University Students
Introduction: In the present era, the use of smartphones for teaching learning and communication in education in India has raised manyfold. The increasing use of smartphones in our daily life has brought about numerous musculoskeletal problems. Impairments in the neck is the most common when com...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15029/49339_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(AB_SHU)_PN(KM).pdf |
Summary: | Introduction: In the present era, the use of smartphones for
teaching learning and communication in education in India has
raised manyfold. The increasing use of smartphones in our daily
life has brought about numerous musculoskeletal problems.
Impairments in the neck is the most common when compared
to other parts of the body.
Aim: To find out the impact of smartphone addiction on neck
pain and disability.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was
conducted on students from Garden City University aged
between 18-25 years through non probability sampling
technique. The data was collected from August to September
2019. The addiction level to a smartphone was measured using
Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) and the
Neck disability was measured using the Neck Disability Index
(NDI) and were circulated. The questionnaires were shared
to the students through electronic media and 108 subjects
participated in it. The data were analysed using IBM SPSS 20.0
statistical software to correlate smartphone addiction scale and
NDI. Spearman’s correlation test was performed to analyse
the relationship between smartphone assessment scale-short
version and NDI
Results: The Spearman correlation analysis clearly showed
that there was a moderate positive correlation (r=0.682)
between smartphone addiction and neck pain and neck
disability in university students and the level of significance
was (p<0.01).
Conclusion: This study concluded that longer the use
of smartphones would result in significant neck pain and
disability. The students who were under the category of
addiction to smartphone would require ergonomic advice and
education about the ill-effects of smartphone and the various
musculoskeletal problems that may arise due to overuse. |
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ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |