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

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

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 Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Quality of Life; Youth; Musculoskeletal System; Technology Addiction

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 473

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Denizli, Turkey
    • Pamukkale University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Our study is important in terms of determining the effects of not only smartphone use but also computer use addiction on health. For this reason, our study was conducted to investigate the effect of technology addiction on academic achievement, musculoskeletal system and quality of life on behalf of young people.

Description

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.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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.	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	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.	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.	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.	2 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pamukkale University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 2, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 10, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): October 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 10, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 27, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Addictive
• Other Study ID Numbers: 10.09.2019 / 15

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No