Relationship Between Academic Achievement, Musculoskeletal System, Quality of Life and Technology Addiction
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
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.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form [5 minutes]
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.
- Young Internet Addiction Test Short Form [5 minutes]
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
- Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire [5 minutes]
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.
- Short Form-36 [5 minutes]
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.
- Meaning of Life Questionnaire [2 minutes]
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
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.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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| 1 | Pamukkale University | Denizli | Turkey |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Pamukkale University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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