Effects of cell phone presence on the control of visual attention during the Navon task [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 Background Although cell phones can provide great convenience to our lives, research has shown that they can also affect our behavior, even when not in use.
Wenjuan Liu +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Cell phone use while driving is a common contributing factor in thousands of road traffic injuries every year globally. Despite extensive research investigating the risks associated with cell phone use while driving, social media campaigns to raise ...
Amir Hossein Kalantari +5 more
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Maternal cell phone use in early pregnancy and child’s language, communication and motor skills at 3 and 5 years: the Norwegian mother and child cohort study (MoBa) [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Cell phone use during pregnancy is a public health concern. We investigated the association between maternal cell phone use in pregnancy and child’s language, communication and motor skills at 3 and 5 years.
Eleni Papadopoulou +6 more
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Evaluating daily cell-phone use in elderly and its effect on lifestyle, Isfahan comprehensive health care centers [PDF]
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023 Background: The seniors' lifestyle is an important public-health issue. Hence, assessing the association of cell phone use as a rapidly spreading technology on older adults' lifestyle can be useful for planning prevention and health-promotion policies ...
Zahra Amini Pozveh +2 more
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The Correlation between Cell Phone Use and Sleep Quality in Medical Students [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2016 Introduction The negative health effects of electromagnetic radiation and psychological dependence are among the major consequences of widespread cell phone use in the general population, especially among adolescents.
Mohamad Reza Bayatiani +2 more
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Psychological resilience buffers the association between cell phone addiction and sleep quality among college students in Jiangsu Province, China [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Background and aimsExcessive use of cell phones can take up college students’ time and energy, and the sleep quality will inevitably be affected. A high level of psychological resilience can help them to maintain a positive attitude and cope with ...
Guangming Xie +4 more
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The Impact of Enhancing Phone Activeness on the Negative Effect Induced by the Presence of a Cell Phone [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 In the information-driven workplace, cell phones have gradually become irreplaceable. Although the use of work-related cell phones can bring convenience, recent research has demonstrated that the presence of a cell phone can impair cognitive task ...
Wenjuan Liu +2 more
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CELL PHONE ADDICTION: A REVIEW [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016 We present a review of the studies that have been published about addiction to cell phones. We analyse the concept of cell phone addiction as well as its prevalence, study methodologies, psychological features and associated psychiatric comorbidities ...
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Prevalence of cell phone use while driving in different urban settings. A roadside observational study in maputo city, Mozambique [PDF]
HeliyonIntroduction: All forms of cell phone use while driving poses a threat to traffic safety. Few studies have reported the prevalence from low- and middle-income countries where the risk of severe road traffic crashes is highest.
Alfredo Júlio Maposse +3 more
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Bacterial ‘Cell’ Phones: Do cell phones carry potential pathogens? [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2009 Cell phones are important companions for professionals especially health care workers (HCWs) for better communication in hospital. The present study compared the nature of the growth of potentially pathogenic bacterial flora on cell phones in hospital ...
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