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Prevalence of smart phone addiction among medical students

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: The use of smart phone is very common specially in young individuals. Excessive use leads to smart phone addiction, which may have harmful effect on the health of individuals. Aims and Objectives: The aim of our study is to assess the smart
Nileshwari H Vala, Nimishaben J Parmar, Ashvin M Sorani   +2 more
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Effects of media use, smart phone addiction, and adult ADHD symptoms on wellbeing of college students during the COVID-19 lockdown: Dispositional hope as a protective factor [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
IntroductionThe present study investigated the role of dispositional hope as a potential protective factor moderator in the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms, media use/smart phone addiction and wellbeing during the period of isolation because of ...
Roxana Andreea Toma, Craig A. Anderson, Marius Matichescu, Anca Franţ, Bogdan Almǎjan-Guţă, Adela Cândea, Kira Bailey   +6 more
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Smart phone addiction and its mental health risks among university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Addiction to smart phones is classified clinically as behavioral addiction resulted from an excessive problematic usage of smart phones that effect the daily life of the users.
Sawsan M A Abuhamdah, Abdallah Y Naser
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Linking Smart-Phone Addiction to Self-Concept Clarity Among Chinese College Students: The Chain Mediation Roles of Social Anxiety and Social Withdrawal [PDF]

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
In digital era, the self-concept clarity of college students is increasingly alarming in Chinese educational system. In view of this, the current study investigated the structural associations between smart-phone addiction, social anxiety, social ...
Xu Wang PhD Cand., Jinpeng Niu PhD Cand.
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Prevalence of smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students in India- A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Smartphone addiction is an emerging public health issue worldwide, affecting individuals across age groups, including undergraduate medical (MBBS) students. Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence
C Pradeep, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Neha Singla, Aravind P. Gandhi, Bijaya K. Padhi   +4 more
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A longitudinal study of changes in smart phone addiction and depressive symptoms and potential risk factors among Chinese college students [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The current study aims to track the changes in the levels of smart phone addiction (SPA) and depressive symptoms between pre and during COVID-19 and potential risk factors of among Chinese college students in a four-wave longitudinal study ...
Xue Yang, Huahua Hu, Chengjia Zhao, Huihui Xu, Xiaolian Tu, Guohua Zhang   +5 more
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Examining the prevalence of neck and hand disorders and its relationship with smartphone addiction in medical students [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Due to the development of technology and the increasing prevalence of smart mobile phones, along with their long-term and frequent use by users, particularly medical students, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ...
Mahdi Rafiyan, Mohammad Javad Azadchehr, Amir Mohammad Fazeli, Nayyereh Jalalati   +3 more
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To Determine the Levels of C-reactive Protein, Total Protein and Serum Uric Acid among Cell Phone Addicted and Depressed Individuals: A Case-control Study in the Medical College of Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Cell phone or smart phone abuse has become a daily phenomenon, many diseases are found to be associated with cell phone overuse, it also leads to mental anxiety, mood disorder etc., Aim: To study C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Serum Uric ...
Bhumija SHARMA, Pradeep Kumar, Anil SHARMA, BHAWANI SHANKAR MODI, PREETI SHARMA   +4 more
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Personality Types as Correlate of Specific Phone Usages and Smart Phone Addiction among Students in the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria [PDF]

Cyberspace Studies, 2020
Past researchers have examined the impact of personality types on technology usage among students from varying angles. However, due to dearth of studies on personality types and smart phone addiction among students in the Nigerian environment, this study
Oluyinka Titilope Afolayan
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Problematic smart phone use in medical undergraduates in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in South India during COVID lockdown

Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced all spheres of existence. Medical education, especially undergraduates, had to cope with the changing trends in the delivery of teaching modules.
P Sreeelatha, M Suresh Kumar
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