Depression, Anxiety and Smartphone Addiction among Medical Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: A Smartphone, is a term for distinguishing mobile phones with advanced features from basic feature phones. Smart phone was introduced in the market for a new class of mobile phones that provide integrated services from communication, computing and mobile sectors such as, messaging, personal information, voice communication, management applications and wireless communication capability. Smartphone overuse or addiction may lead to negative health consequences like neck pain, accidents, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances. Aims: The aim of the present study is to know the prevalence of smartphone addiction among the undergraduate medical students and to assess its impact on the quality of sleep. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study done on undergraduate medical students of medical college. Semistructured Proforma containing Smartphone usage characteristics of participants, Smartphone addiction scale (SAS-SV), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) scale.The purpose of this research was explained to the participants and the informed consent was obtained. Data was collected using above mentioned instruments maintaining confidentiality. Results: Majority of participants in the study were females (60.4%). Prevalence of smart phone addiction among participants was 29.6%, among them 37.3% males and 24.5%females. Smart phone addiction in male students was significantly associated with gaming apps where as usage of multimedia and social networking services for females. Anxiety and Depression was found to be higher in males whereas effect of stress was higher in female participants. Conclusion: With increasing popularity of smart phones, students are spending more time on smart phone thereby developing significant problems like Depression and Anxiety.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Bukya Kalyani, Dr. K. Narasimha Reddi, Dr. Prasanth Ampalam, Dr. K. Ramananda Kishore, Dr. Purna Prasanth Dayala
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