Relationship Between Academic Achievement, Musculoskeletal System, Quality of Life and Technology Addiction

Pamukkale University473 enrolled

Overview

The increasing use of technological devices such as mobile phones and computers has become indispensable elements of daily life. Especially students are one of the groups that use communication tools most with the developing technology. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of technology addiction on academic achievement, musculoskeletal system and quality of life in young people.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

473

Conditions

Technology Addiction Musculoskeletal System Quality of Life Youth

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 30 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals between the ages of 20-30, using smartphones and/or computers were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who did not meet the inclusion criteria and had a physical-psycho-social condition that could affect the study were excluded from the study.

Locations (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form

It is a 10-item scale assessed with a six-point Likert rating developed by Kwon et al. to measure the risk of smartphone addiction in adolescents.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Young Internet Addiction Test Short Form

Developed by Young and converted into short form by Pawlikowski et al., IAT-SF consists of 12 items (13,14). IAT-SF, for which Turkish validity and reliability study has also been carried out, is a five-point Likert (1 = Never, 5 = Very often) type scale. High scores on the scale indicate a high level of internet addiction

Time frame: 5 minutes

Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire

The survey indicates whether the pain or discomfort has affected the frequency of 11 different body regions (neck, shoulder, back, upper arm, waist, forearm, hip, upper leg, knee and lower leg) in the last 7 days, the severity of this situation and the ability to work. evaluates.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Short Form-36

SF-36 Quality of life questionnaire was used as the general health questionnaire. SF-36, for which Turkish validity-reliability study was conducted, consists of eight subsections (general health perception, physical function, physical role limitation, emotional role limitation, social function, pain, energy, mental health) each varying between 2-10 questions.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Meaning of Life Questionnaire

Each item is evaluated according to a 7-graded response system (1: Strongly Disagree, 7: Strongly Agree). It is stated that as the score obtained from the questionnaire increases, life satisfaction increases.

Time frame: 2 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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