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NCT Number: NCT04790721

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

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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Key information

Conditions

Technology Addiction Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Musculoskeletal System Quality of Life Youth

Age range

20 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Young Internet Addiction Test Short Form

    Time frame: 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

  3. Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire

    Time frame: 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.

  4. Short Form-36

    Time frame: 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.

  5. Meaning of Life Questionnaire

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pamukkale University

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Registry information

Official study title

How Much Does Technology Addiction in Youth Affect Academic Achievement, Musculoskeletal System and Quality of Life?

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 10, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 27, 2022

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