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

NCT04790721 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 10.09.2019 / 15
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 473
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Technology Addiction; Musculoskeletal System; Quality of Life; Youth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Our study is important in terms of determining the effects of not only smartphone use but also computer use addiction on health. For this reason, our study was conducted to investigate the effect of technology addiction on academic achievement, musculoskeletal system and quality of life on behalf of young people.

You may qualify if:

• Individuals between the ages of 20-30, using smartphones and/or computers were included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pamukkale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Technology Addiction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2021
• First Posted: March 10, 2021
• Study Start: February 2, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 10, 2021
• Study Completion: October 30, 2021
• Last Updated: January 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Locations

TU (1)