Mobile phone addiction in adolescents of 10-16 years: Experiences at a Delhi based tertiary care Ayurveda hospital

Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine

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Gunjan Sharma¹  Kshyamamayee Priyadarsini Jati²  Pramod Yadav³  Arun Kumar Mahapatra⁴  Rajagopala S.⁵  Galib Ruknuddin⁶  Pradeep Kumar Prajapati⁷ 

[1] Ayurvedic Medical Officer, Health and Medical Education Department;Medical Officer;Assistant Professor, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda;Assistant Professor, Department of Kaumarabhritya, All India Institute of Ayurveda;Associate Professor;Department of Kaumarabhritya, All India Institute of Ayurveda;Associate Professor, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda

关键词: Cell phone;    Addiction;    Adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.5455/AAM.33075

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Association of Ayurvedic Physicians of India

【 摘 要 】

Background: Cell phones have become necessity in all age groups in current scenario. The rate of its use is continuouslyincreasing and is affecting the most energetic group of population i.e. adolescents. India has the highest mobile phoneusers in the world after Korea. In India among 143 million social media users, 12% are school children. Data related to theuse of cell phone in adolescents is still meager and need to be explored in India.Aim: To see the pattern of mobile phone use among adolescents attending a Delhi based tertiary care Ayurveda hospital.Materials and methods: A questionnaire was developed having four domains with 23 questions. An Observational studywas conducted in Delhi including 300 adolescents aged between 10-16yrs, irrespective of their sex. Participant’s demographicinformation with financial status of the family and academic performances was questioned with their parents. The datalike duration of use per day, content of usage and habits were recorded from the participants through face-to-face interviewto fill up the questionnaire.Results: Out of 300 participants, 48.66% were boys, 80.33% participants belong from mid adolescent (14-16yr) agegroup. About 33% showed behavioral addiction, 5% showed ringxiety, while headache (28%), vision problems (33%),disturbed sleep (6%) were also noticed in the surveyed adolescents. Mobile phones affected the academic performances of52%.Conclusion: Academic performance of 52% of the surveyed was affected, which should be a need of serious concern. Pooracademic performances and excessive use of phones seems to have a vicious connection. have gradually developed as avicious cycle.

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