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NCT Number: NCT05858866

The Effects of Smartphone Addiction on Physical Activity, Fatigue and Sleep Quality of University Students

The increasing rate of usage of smartphones ushers in various health problems and smartphone addiction. In the literature, the research focused mainly on the relationship between smartphone addiction and depression, anxiety and musculoskeletal system problems; however, the number of studies on fatigue was limited. We believe that this paper will be of interest to the readers of your journal because it adds information about the effect of smartphone addiction on physical activity, on sleep quality and especially on fatigue.

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Key information

Conditions

Addictive Behavior Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

Isparta, Merkez, 32200, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 322 students attending the Faculty of Health Sciences at Süleyman Demirel University. The participants were given the socio-demographic characteristics form, developed by the researchers according to the literature review. They were also given the evaluation form, which surveys some variables related to smartphones, as well as the short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS).

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The students who volunteered to participate in the study after being informed about the aims and procedures of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • The students who didnot volunteered to participate in the study after being informed about the aims and procedures of the study.

Treatment and study plan

Piper Fatigue Scale

Other

The Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) was developed by Piper et al. to measure fatigue in a multi-dimensional manner. The scale assesses the behavioural, affective, sensory and cognitive/mood attributes of fatigue and contains 22 items and 5 open-ended questions. Each item is scored between 0 and 10 using a Visual Analogue Scale. Sub-scale scores are obtained by dividing the scores from the sub-scale items by the number of the items in the sub-scale. The same method is used to calculate the total score

Other names: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Physical Activity

Primary outcomes

  1. Short Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version

    Time frame: 02.01.2021

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Suleyman Demirel University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 15, 2023
Registry last updated
May 15, 2023

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