1 Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Fortaleza - UNIFOR, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
2 Postgraduate Program in Physiotherapy and Functionality, Federal University of Ceará - UFC, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
3 Undergraduate Course in Physiotherapy, University of Fortaleza - UNIFOR, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
4 Undergraduate Course in Physical Education, State University of Ceará - UECE, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 07(01), 202-211
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2020.7.1.0254
Received on 10 July 2020; revised on 21 July 2020; accepted on 22 July 2020
We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smartphone addiction and associated factors in Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 274 Brazilian smartphone users aged 18-59 years. Data were collected between April and July 2018 using three instruments: a sociodemographic/lifestyle questionnaire, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Test. The Pearson correlation test and bi- and multivariate analyses were performed to check for potential associations between smartphone addiction and the study variables. The participants used the smartphone for 10.1 ± 4.73 hours a day. In all, 47.8% (n=131) of the participants were mildly addicted and 44.9% (n=123) were moderately addicted. Addiction was associated with the amount of use (r=0.40; p=0.000), age (r=-0.20; p=0.001) and neck pain (OR=1.912; p=0.008). In the multivariate analysis, strong smartphone addiction was associated with the amount of use (OR=1.766; p=0.000) and neck pain (OR=1.172; p=0.037). The prevalence of smartphone addiction was high in our sample and it was associated with the amount of smartphone use and neck pain.
Smartphone; Addiction medicine; Neck pain; Risk factors; Adults
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Abdon APV, Mesquita R, Magalhães LKS, Medeiros NKFD, Pinto IMM, César IG, Sousa GF, Tavares LCP, Saintrain MVL, Viana MO, Lima POP, Gurgel LA and Mont’Alverne DGB. Prevalence of smartphone addiction and associated factors in Brazilian adults. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 7(1), 202-211. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.7.1.0254