Özalp Muhammet
Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Kozakli Vocational School, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Nevsehir, Turkey.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 14;25(1):2452. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22154-z.
The excessive use of mobile phones in daily life has led to increasing concerns about mobile phone addiction and its potential health effects. Since university students use mobile phones extensively for academic and social purposes, it is important to investigate the health effects of mobile phone addiction in this population. This study aims to investigate the effects of mobile phone addiction on cognitive performance, eye health, hand comfort, and fatigue in university students and to highlight the risks.
This cross-sectional study involved 293 university students who were selected based on inclusion criteria. Students' mobile phone addiction status was assessed via the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV). The students were divided into two groups according to the cutoff values given in the study: the "addicted group(n:142) (SAS-SV value male > 31, female > 33)", consisting of those determined to have mobile phone addiction, and the "control group (n:151)", consisting of those nonaddictive tendencies. The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS) for fatigue evaluation, the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) for cognitive status, the Cornell Hand Discomfort Questionnaire (CHDQ) for hand discomfort, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) for eye dryness were used. Data were collected online via Google Forms following ethics committee approval.
The addicted group presented higher scores on the CFQ, indicating poorer cognitive performance(p < 0.001). Additionally, significant differences were observed in fatigue levels (p = 0.014), and eye health(p = 0.002). Notably, hand discomfort was significant in thumb, index, ring and middle fingers of the right hand (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences were found in other regions of the hand (p > 0,05).
These findings underscore the adverse health effects associated with mobile phone addiction, highlighting the need for awareness and potential interventions among university students.
日常生活中手机的过度使用引发了人们对手机成瘾及其潜在健康影响的日益关注。由于大学生广泛使用手机用于学术和社交目的，因此研究这一人群中手机成瘾对健康的影响具有重要意义。本研究旨在调查手机成瘾对大学生认知表现、眼部健康、手部舒适度和疲劳的影响，并强调相关风险。
这项横断面研究涉及根据纳入标准选取的293名大学生。通过智能手机成瘾量表简版（SAS-SV）评估学生的手机成瘾状况。根据研究给出的临界值，将学生分为两组：“成瘾组（n = 142）（SAS-SV值男性> 31，女性> 33）”，由被确定为有手机成瘾的学生组成；“对照组（n = 151）”，由无成瘾倾向的学生组成。使用用于疲劳评估的查尔德疲劳量表（CFS）、用于认知状态的认知失误问卷（CFQ）、用于手部不适的康奈尔手部不适问卷（CHDQ）以及用于眼干的眼表疾病指数（OSDI）。在伦理委员会批准后，通过谷歌表单在线收集数据。
成瘾组在CFQ上得分更高，表明认知表现较差（p < 0.001）。此外，在疲劳水平（p = 0.014）和眼部健康（p = 0.002）方面观察到显著差异。值得注意的是，右手拇指、食指、无名指和中指的手部不适显著（p < 0.05）。然而，在手部的其他区域未发现显著差异（p > 0.05）。
这些发现强调了与手机成瘾相关的不良健康影响，突出了大学生提高认识和进行潜在干预的必要性。
