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RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 947-950


Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan

Shireen Rafeeq, Muhammad Sijil Naman, Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz, Mumtaz Touseef, Izza Ali Rai, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry.

Abstract
Objective: To determine the association of excessive smartphone use with sleep duration with daytime sleepiness and fatigue.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2019 to January 2020 in Combined Military Hospital Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 295 undergraduate medical students of both gender, selected by Convenience Sampling. Data were collected using a self-designed questionnaire documenting details of respondentsÂ’ sleep and phone use. SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis.
Results: Sleep duration showed a statistically significant association with bedtime use of smartphone (p=0.024), but not with overall use of smartphone per day. Daytime sleepiness and fatigue showed a significant association with overall use of smartphone per day (p=0.001), bedtime use of smartphone (p=0.009), checking the phone during the night (p=0.013) and with being disturbed by the phone during the night (p=0.024).
Conclusion: Excessive smartphone usage at any time of the day is associated with daytime sleepiness and fatigue, however, sleep duration is only associated with bedtime usage of smartphones.

Key words: Daytime fatigue, daytime sleepiness, sleep duration, smartphone use.


 
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Rafeeq S, Naman MS, Ijaz MT, Touseef M, Rai IA, Chaudhry MA. Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 947-950.


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Rafeeq S, Naman MS, Ijaz MT, Touseef M, Rai IA, Chaudhry MA. Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=38666 [Access: December 05, 2023].


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Rafeeq S, Naman MS, Ijaz MT, Touseef M, Rai IA, Chaudhry MA. Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 947-950.



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Rafeeq S, Naman MS, Ijaz MT, Touseef M, Rai IA, Chaudhry MA. Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. (2021), [cited December 05, 2023]; 46(4): 947-950.



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Rafeeq, S., Naman, . M. S., Ijaz, . M. T., Touseef, . M., Rai, . I. A. & Chaudhry, . M. A. (2021) Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ, 46 (4), 947-950.



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Rafeeq, Shireen, Muhammad Sijil Naman, Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz, Mumtaz Touseef, Izza Ali Rai, and Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry. 2021. Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (4), 947-950.



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Rafeeq, Shireen, Muhammad Sijil Naman, Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz, Mumtaz Touseef, Izza Ali Rai, and Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry. "Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 46 (2021), 947-950.



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Rafeeq, Shireen, Muhammad Sijil Naman, Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz, Mumtaz Touseef, Izza Ali Rai, and Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry. "Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 46.4 (2021), 947-950. Print.



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Rafeeq, S., Naman, . M. S., Ijaz, . M. T., Touseef, . M., Rai, . I. A. & Chaudhry, . M. A. (2021) Association of excessive smartphone use with sleep in students of a private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (4), 947-950.