Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2021 Oct-Dec;65(4):340-344. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_2026_21.
While a smartphone can be a hugely productive tool, excessive use of this device can interfere with work, education, our physical and mental health, and productivity. Nowadays, we do not just use our smartphones, but we rely on them.
The present study aims to develop and validate an instrument measuring the problematic use of smartphones among adults in a rural area of West Bengal, India.
The questionnaire on problematic use of smartphone is a self-designed tool. The items were selected by literature review. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed by content validity, construct validity, and reliability. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to identify the factors.
Forty-two items were generated by literature review. After final analysis, the main questionnaire contained 28 items with 5 domains, namely "impulsive use of phone," "dependence," "impaired control," "denial," "decreased productivity," and "emotional attachment." The Cronbach's alpha value for three domains was found to be >0.7 and >0.8 for the other three domains.
Excessive mobile phone use is associated with various adverse consequences which is emerging as a public health problem in a large number of population in India. Problematic use of smartphone questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to assess the pattern of mobile use among Indian population.
虽然智能手机可以成为非常高效的工具，但过度使用这种设备会干扰工作、教育、身心健康和生产力。如今，我们不仅使用智能手机，而且还依赖它们。
本研究旨在开发和验证一种用于衡量印度西孟加拉邦农村地区成年人智能手机过度使用问题的工具。
智能手机过度使用问卷是一个自我设计的工具。项目通过文献回顾进行选择。通过内容效度、结构效度和信度评估问卷的心理测量特性。进行探索性因素分析以确定因素。
文献回顾产生了 42 个项目。经过最终分析，主要问卷包含 28 个项目，分为 5 个领域，即“手机冲动使用”、“依赖”、“失控”、“否认”、“降低生产力”和“情感依恋”。三个领域的克朗巴赫α值被发现>0.7，另外三个领域的克朗巴赫α值>0.8。
过度使用手机与各种不良后果有关，这在印度的大量人群中已成为一个公共卫生问题。智能手机过度使用问卷是一种评估印度人群手机使用模式的有效可靠工具。
