Smartphone addiction, psychological status, pain related disability of neck and shoulder among undergraduates in College of Medicine, University of Lagos.

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dc.contributor.authorAkodu, AK
dc.contributor.authorAdenekan, YA
dc.contributor.authorZibiri, RA
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T09:59:31Z
dc.date.available2022-09-29T09:59:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. The use of smartphones in our current digital society has resulted in the development of musculoskeletal and emotional symptoms among undergraduates. Objectives. To determine the correlations among smartphone addiction, selected psychological status and clinical variables among undergraduates in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 837 undergraduates (500 females, 337 males). Questionnaires comprising a smartphone addiction scale, depression, stress and anxiety scale, neck disability index and shoulder pain disability index were used to collect self-report measures. Assessment of selected anthropometric variables (weight, height and body mass index (BMI)) was done. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Spearman’s ρ were used to determine the correlation between variables at an α value of p<0.05. Results. The outcome of this study revealed that more than half, 447 (53.4%), of the undergraduates were addicted to smartphone use. Eighty (9.6%) participants had severe depression, 155 (18.5%) had severe anxiety while 59 (7%) were severely stressed. It was observedthat there was a significant relationship (p<0.05) but a weak correlation between smartphone addiction, psychological status, pain-related disability of neck and shoulder, BMI and weight. Conclusion. Smartphone addiction is prevalent among undergraduates, and is correlated with their psychological status, selected anthropometric variables and pain-related disability of the neck and shoulder. It is recommended that undergraduates be enlightened on the impact of smartphone addiction on psychological health and the musculoskeletal system.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkodu AK, Adenekan YA, Zibiri RA (2020). Smartphone addiction, psychological status, pain related disability of neck and shoulder among undergraduates in College of Medicine, University of Lagos. South African Journal of Public Health 2020; 4(3):71-75. https://doi.org/10.7196/SHS.2020.v4.i5.115en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7196/SHS.2020.v4.i5.115
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11616
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectSmartphone addictionen_US
dc.subjectpsychologicalen_US
dc.subjectAnthropometricen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduatesen_US
dc.subjectPainen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleSmartphone addiction, psychological status, pain related disability of neck and shoulder among undergraduates in College of Medicine, University of Lagos.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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