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

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04790721
• Other study ID #: 10.09.2019 / 15
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 2, 2020
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Pamukkale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 473
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: October 10, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Addictive
• Musculoskeletal System
• Quality of Life
• Technology Addiction
• Youth

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Pamukkale University	Denizli

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pamukkale University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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