Kevser Tarı Selçuk1, Didem Ayhan2. 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey. 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between smartphone addiction risk and sleep duration and psychosocial comorbidities in health professional candidates. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive correlational study was conducted in Bandırma, a district of Balıkesir, a province in Turkey, between February 2019 and June 2019 and included 408 students. FINDINGS: Although smartphone addiction risk was not associated with sleep duration, it was positively associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety, and stress. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Peer education programs are recommended to prevent smartphone addiction.
PURPOSE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between smartphone addiction risk and sleep duration and psychosocial comorbidities in health professional candidates. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive correlational study was conducted in Bandırma, a district of Balıkesir, a province in Turkey, between February 2019 and June 2019 and included 408 students. FINDINGS: Although smartphone addiction risk was not associated with sleep duration, it was positively associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety, and stress. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Peer education programs are recommended to prevent smartphone addiction.