Potential Role of Smartphone Addiction on Sleep Quality and Perceived Neck Pain Among Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students: A Multicentered Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the possible associations between smartphone addiction, perceived neck pain, and sleep quality among undergraduate physiotherapy students. Material and methods: Students were asked to fill out the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) on the Google Forms platform, accessed online via a QR code. Results: 355 physiotherapy students were included in this study. Considering the threshold value of 5 in PSQI which is accepted as an indicator of poor sleep, 285 out of 355 students (80.3%) showed higher scores (mean:9.73±2.68) than this threshold. A structural equation model showed that the NBQ had a significant effect on the SAS (B= .223; p=.031), and the SAS, in turn, had a significant effect on the PSQI (B=.021; p=.003). It was shown that 7% of the association between the NBQ and the PSQI was explained by the SAS acting as a mediator. Discussion: Smartphone addiction should be considered to prevent future potential musculoskeletal complaints as well as to preserve and improve the academic performance of students from the perspectives of the associations between sleep quality and perceived neck pain.

Keywords

• Smartphone addiction
• Neck pain
• Sleep quality

Fizyoterapi Li̇sans Öğrenci̇leri̇ Arasında Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığının Uyku Kali̇tesi̇ ve Algılanan Boyun Ağrısı Üzeri̇ndeki̇ Potansi̇yel Rolü: Çok Merkezli̇ Kesi̇tsel Bi̇r Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, fizyoterapi lisans öğrencileri arasında akıllı telefon bağımlılığı, algılanan boyun ağrısı ve uyku kalitesi arasındaki olası ilişkileri analiz etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Öğrencilerden Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı Ölçeği (ATBÖ), Boyun Bournemouth Anketi (BBA) ve Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi (PUKİ) bir QR kod aracılığıyla online olarak erişilerek Google Formlar platformunda doldurmaları istendi. Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmaya 355 fizyoterapi lisans öğrencisi dahil edildi. PUKİ’de kötü uykunun göstergesi olarak kabul edilen 5 eşik değeri göz önüne alındığında, 355 öğrenciden 285'i (%80,3) bu eşik değerden daha yüksek puan (ortalama:9.73±2.68) gösterdi. Yapısal eşitlik modeli, BBA’nın ATBÖ üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğunu (B= ,223; p=,031) ve ATBÖ’nün de PUKİ üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğunu (B=.021; p=.003) gösterdi. BBA ile PUKİ arasındaki ilişkinin %7 'sinin ATBÖ’nün aracı rol oynamasıyla açıklandığı gösterildi. Tartışma: Akıllı telefon bağımlılığı, uyku kalitesi ve algılanan boyun ağrısı arasındaki ilişkiler, öğrencilerin akademik performansını korumak ve iyileştirmenin yanı sıra gelecekteki potansiyel kas-iskelet sistemi şikayetlerini önlemek için dikkate alınmalıdır.

Keywords

• Boyun ağrısı
• Uyku kalitesi
• Akıllı telefon

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