The Effect of Smartphone Addiction and Mental Fatigue on Working Memory in University Students

November 8, 2023 updated by: Kutahya Health Sciences University
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of smartphone addiction and mental fatigue on working memory in university students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

University students who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be informed about the study and the participants who agree to participate in the study will be given the Turkish version of "Smartphone Addiction Scale", ''Mental Fatigue Scale'' and "Working Memory Questionnaire" tests, respectively. 120 university students will included in the study. To evaluate between correlation of tests will used to correlation analysis tests. In addition, it will be investigated whether there is a difference between 1.2.3 and 4th grades in terms of Smartphone Addiction, Mental Fatigue Scale and Working Memory Questionnaire

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Kutahya, Turkey
        • Kütahya Health Sciences University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

120 university students

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being a university student
  • Be between the ages of 18-25
  • Using a smartphone for at least one hour a day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having musculoskeletal pain
  • Having had surgery in the last 6 months
  • Decline to participate in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Working Memory Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline (First assessment)
The Working Memory Questionnaire (WMQ) is a self-administered scale proposed by Vallat-Azouvi. It assesses the three different working memory domains (memory storage, attention, and executive functions). It consists of 30 questions, each scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). The total score varies between 0 and 120. Higher scores represent more memory difficulties/complaints.
Baseline (First assessment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Smartphone Addicition Scale-Short Version
Time Frame: Baseline (First assessment)
This instrument to examine smartphone addiction was developed by Kwon et al. This scale consisted of six factors with ten items each, rated using the six-point Likert scale (1: strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: weakly disagree, 4: weakly agree, 5: agree, and 6: strongly agree).
Baseline (First assessment)
Mental Fatigue Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (First assessment)
The Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS) is a 15-item questionnaire that specifically evaluates mental fatigue. It includes affective, cognitive and sensory symptoms, duration of sleep and daytime variation in symptom severity. It has a 7-point Likert-type scale and is scored between 0 and 3. A rating of 0 indicates normal function, 1 slight problem, 2 significant problems and 3 maximum problems. There are also items such as 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 for marking when individuals fall between 2 items (0.5, 1.5, 2.5). The total score of the scale is obtained by summing the scores of the first 14 questions. The last question is evaluated as yes or no. The scores range from 0 to 42 and 0-10 indicates no mental fatigue problem, 10.5-14.5 indicates slight mental fatigue, 15-20 indicates fairly serious mental fatigue, and ≥ 20.5 indicates serious mental fatigue
Baseline (First assessment)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cihan Caner AKSOY, PhD, Kütahya Health Sciences University
  • Study Director: Lütfiye AKKURT, PhD, Kütahya Health Sciences University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 15, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 7, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

November 7, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 9, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023/07-08

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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