Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Mobile phone usage and its association with sleep pattern among Medical Students

Dr Veerakumar A M, Dr Hemalatha K

Abstract :

 Introduction: Mobile Phone usage in India is increasing ridiculously, especially among youth. Its usage has all sort of positive and negative effects

Objective: To find the mobile phone usage among medical students and its association with their sleep pattern

Methods: A cross–sectional study was conducted among 415 medical students in Chennai medical college hospital & Research Centre, Irungalur, Trichy by using self–administered questionnaire.  Assessment of sleep pattern of medical students was done by using the standardised Pittsburgh sleep quality index questionnaire. Data were entered in Microsoft Excel 2010 and analysed by using SPSS software v20. Chi–square test was used

Results: Almost all the students (96.4%) were using smart phone, Reason for the usage of mobile phone as necessity (65%) and entertainment (31%). Overall 78% of the medical students were getting adequate sleep (Score<5) and 22% were getting poor sleep usually (Score ≥5). Poor sleep was present among 40% of the female students, whereas among male students only 10% and this was statistically significant p =<0.001. Increase in the duration of Social Media usage was significantly associated with sleeping status of the medical students (p=0.002). Similarly those who were actively playing mobile phone games had significantly poor sleep (p=<0.001).  Number of calls/day and Number of SMS/day did not show any statistically significant association with sleeping status of medical students.

Conclusion: Spending time in Social media and Games significantly changing the sleeping status among medical students. Self–control and Guidance from the parents is needed to control the over usage of mobile phone usage. 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr Veerakumar A M, Dr Hemalatha K, Mobile phone usage and its association with sleep pattern among Medical Students, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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