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0145/2021 - Factors related to smartphone addiction in adolescentsa region in Northeastern Brazil
FATORES RELACIONADOS A DEPENDÊNCIA DO SMARTPHONE EM ADOLESCENTES DE UMA REGIÃO DO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO

Author:

• Paula Pessoa de Brito Nunes - Nunes, P. P. de Brito - <paulanunes2912@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-0494

Co-author(s):

• Ana Paula Vasconcellos Abdon - Abdon, A.P.V - <paulaabdon@unifor.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1597-1817
• Claudiana Batista de Brito - de Brito, C. B. - <cbbdiana@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1827-8276
• Francisco Valter Miranda Silva - Silva, F. V. M. - <valtermiranda15@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7122-2466
• Ionara Conceição Araújo Santos - Santos - <ionara272@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-2078
• Daniele de Queiroz Martins - Martins, D. de Q. - <danisesi14@outlook.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-4581
• Phelipe Maia Fonseca Meira - Meira, P. M. F. - <phelipemaiafisio@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-2665
• Mirna Albuquerque Frota - Frota, M. A. - Fortaleza, CE - <mirnafrota@unifor.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2554


Abstract:

Introduction: There have been reports of adverse effects on the physical and mental health of adolescents associated with excessive smartphone use. Objective: To assess smartphone addiction and related factors in adolescents in a region in Northeastern Brazil. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in six State-run Professional Education Schools, in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil – between September and October 2019. Participants were 286 adolescents (aged 15-19 years) who completed five data collection instruments. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess factors related to the outcome using SPSS version 23.0. Results: Smartphone addiction prevalence rate was 70.3% and it was associated with complaint of being underage (OR=0.583; p=0.001), less hours of sleep (OR=0.715; p=0.020), longer usage time on the weekend (OR=1.115; p=0.015), cervical pain (OR=2.206; p=0.020), and suspected common mental disorder (OR=1.272; p=0.000). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of smartphone addiction among the adolescents in the sample and it was related to multiple factors. Attention should be drawn to the importance of educational campaigns to guide adolescents, parents, educators, and health professionals about the risks excessive smartphone use poses to the health of adolescents.

Keywords:

Addiction Medicine. Smartphone. Risk Factors. Adolescents.

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Nunes, P. P. de Brito, Abdon, A.P.V, de Brito, C. B., Silva, F. V. M., Santos, Martins, D. de Q., Meira, P. M. F., Frota, M. A.. Factors related to smartphone addiction in adolescentsa region in Northeastern Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Apr). [Citado em 28/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/factors-related-to-smartphone-addiction-in-adolescentsa-region-in-northeastern-brazil/18044?id=18044&id=18044



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