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Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study

Background: The usage of smartphone played a significant role in everyday life especially among students. Concern has risen universally of possible musculoskeletal symptoms among smartphone users due to excessive use. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and upper extremity symptoms amon...

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Main Authors: Deivendran, Kalirathinam, Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal, Mei, ChongLi, Ling, Chong Kar, Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong, Albin, Jerome, Mahadeva Rao, U.S.
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spelling my-unisza-ir.53242022-02-13T01:59:08Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5324/ Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study Deivendran, Kalirathinam Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal Mei, ChongLi Ling, Chong Kar Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong Albin, Jerome Mahadeva Rao, U.S. R Medicine (General) Background: The usage of smartphone played a significant role in everyday life especially among students. Concern has risen universally of possible musculoskeletal symptoms among smartphone users due to excessive use. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and upper extremity symptoms among University students who were using a smartphone. Methods: A cross – sectional survey using self – administered questionnaires were conducted on 250 undergraduate students from one of the leading university in Malaysia. Six out of 250 participants (2.4%) were excluded as they were not a smartphone user. The number of participants from two faculties, namely Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS) and Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) were determined with stratified random sampling using Kish Leslie sample size formula. Results: The frequency of six measures of smartphone use was ranked from highest to lowest in order: Internet browsing and E – learning (85.20%), making phone calls (78.30%), texting and emails (77.00%), music, video, and pictures (75.40%), gaming (51.20%) and scheduling (32.80%). Out of 244 participants, 49 (20.1%) of the smartphone users were found to have developed some degree of upper extremity and neck symptoms. The prevalence of neck symptoms was the highest with 44 (18.03%) sufferers, followed by right shoulder symptoms (13.93%) and left shoulder symptoms (11.07%). Despite the symptoms experienced, only 5 (10.20%) participants received treatment while 30 participants (61.22%) claimed that they continued using the smartphone during these episodes. Conclusion: It is postulated that there is a positive relationship between smartphone usage and prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms. Recommendation: It is high time to disseminate the basic education on proper usage related to ergonomics is warranted to the university students to increase their awareness 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5324/1/FH02-FSK-17-09966.pdf Deivendran, Kalirathinam and Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal and Mei, ChongLi and Ling, Chong Kar and Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong and Albin, Jerome and Mahadeva Rao, U.S. (2017) Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 4 (4). pp. 1184-1190. ISSN 0974-3618 10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00213.X
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Deivendran, Kalirathinam
Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal
Mei, ChongLi
Ling, Chong Kar
Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong
Albin, Jerome
Mahadeva Rao, U.S.
Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
description Background: The usage of smartphone played a significant role in everyday life especially among students. Concern has risen universally of possible musculoskeletal symptoms among smartphone users due to excessive use. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and upper extremity symptoms among University students who were using a smartphone. Methods: A cross – sectional survey using self – administered questionnaires were conducted on 250 undergraduate students from one of the leading university in Malaysia. Six out of 250 participants (2.4%) were excluded as they were not a smartphone user. The number of participants from two faculties, namely Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS) and Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) were determined with stratified random sampling using Kish Leslie sample size formula. Results: The frequency of six measures of smartphone use was ranked from highest to lowest in order: Internet browsing and E – learning (85.20%), making phone calls (78.30%), texting and emails (77.00%), music, video, and pictures (75.40%), gaming (51.20%) and scheduling (32.80%). Out of 244 participants, 49 (20.1%) of the smartphone users were found to have developed some degree of upper extremity and neck symptoms. The prevalence of neck symptoms was the highest with 44 (18.03%) sufferers, followed by right shoulder symptoms (13.93%) and left shoulder symptoms (11.07%). Despite the symptoms experienced, only 5 (10.20%) participants received treatment while 30 participants (61.22%) claimed that they continued using the smartphone during these episodes. Conclusion: It is postulated that there is a positive relationship between smartphone usage and prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms. Recommendation: It is high time to disseminate the basic education on proper usage related to ergonomics is warranted to the university students to increase their awareness
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author Deivendran, Kalirathinam
Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal
Mei, ChongLi
Ling, Chong Kar
Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong
Albin, Jerome
Mahadeva Rao, U.S.
author_facet Deivendran, Kalirathinam
Manoj Abraham, Manoharlal
Mei, ChongLi
Ling, Chong Kar
Sheng, Thomas Wong Yong
Albin, Jerome
Mahadeva Rao, U.S.
author_sort Deivendran, Kalirathinam
title Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
title_short Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
title_full Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
title_fullStr Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
title_full_unstemmed Association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: A cross sectional survey based study
title_sort association between the usage of smartphone as the risk factor for the prevalence of upper extremity and neck symptoms among university students: a cross sectional survey based study
publishDate 2017
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