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

Addictive Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05858866
• Other study ID #: SuleymanDUtahirkeskin02
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 4, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 12, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Suleyman Demirel University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 322
• Est. completion date: August 12, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 24, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Addictive Behavior
• Behavior, Addictive

Intervention

Other:
• Piper Fatigue Scale
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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi	Isparta	Merkez

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Suleyman Demirel University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Short Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version		02.01.2021