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Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

OBJECTIVES: In the past decade, the mobile phone (MP) has become extremely popular among children and the average age at which children own their first MP has decreased. The potential health effects of children’s exposure to MP have been the subject of widespread public concern. The aim of our study...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Feizhou, Gao, Peng, He, Mindi, Li, Min, Tan, Jin, Chen, Daiwei, Zhou, Zhou, Yu, Zhengping, Zhang, Lei
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25967996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007302
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author Zheng, Feizhou
Gao, Peng
He, Mindi
Li, Min
Tan, Jin
Chen, Daiwei
Zhou, Zhou
Yu, Zhengping
Zhang, Lei
author_facet Zheng, Feizhou
Gao, Peng
He, Mindi
Li, Min
Tan, Jin
Chen, Daiwei
Zhou, Zhou
Yu, Zhengping
Zhang, Lei
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description OBJECTIVES: In the past decade, the mobile phone (MP) has become extremely popular among children and the average age at which children own their first MP has decreased. The potential health effects of children’s exposure to MP have been the subject of widespread public concern. The aim of our study is to investigate the associations between MP use and well-being in children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: The questionnaires were completed in class with items regarding demographics, MP usage, self-reported well-being (symptoms were taken from the questionnaire of the HBSC survey) and possible confounding factors between October 2011 and May 2012 in Chongqing, China. Data were analysed using χ(2) tests and logistic regression models. PARTICIPANTS: Among the 793 children invited to participate, 781 returned the questionnaires. RESULTS: In total, 746 (94.1%) valid questionnaires were received. Fatigue was significantly associated with the years of MP usage (OR 1.85; 95% CI 1.07 to 3.22) and the daily duration of MP calls (OR 2.98; 95% CI 1.46 to 6.12). Headache was significantly associated with the daily duration of MP calls (OR 2.85; 95% CI 1.23 to 6.57). However, after adjusting for confounders only, the association between fatigue and MP usage remained statistically significant. There was no significant association between MP use and other physical symptoms in children. CONCLUSIONS: The present study indicated that there was a consistent significant association between MP use and fatigue in children. Further in-depth research is needed to explore the potential health effects of MP use in children.
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spelling pubmed-44311342015-05-20 Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China Zheng, Feizhou Gao, Peng He, Mindi Li, Min Tan, Jin Chen, Daiwei Zhou, Zhou Yu, Zhengping Zhang, Lei BMJ Open Public Health OBJECTIVES: In the past decade, the mobile phone (MP) has become extremely popular among children and the average age at which children own their first MP has decreased. The potential health effects of children’s exposure to MP have been the subject of widespread public concern. The aim of our study is to investigate the associations between MP use and well-being in children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: The questionnaires were completed in class with items regarding demographics, MP usage, self-reported well-being (symptoms were taken from the questionnaire of the HBSC survey) and possible confounding factors between October 2011 and May 2012 in Chongqing, China. Data were analysed using χ(2) tests and logistic regression models. PARTICIPANTS: Among the 793 children invited to participate, 781 returned the questionnaires. RESULTS: In total, 746 (94.1%) valid questionnaires were received. Fatigue was significantly associated with the years of MP usage (OR 1.85; 95% CI 1.07 to 3.22) and the daily duration of MP calls (OR 2.98; 95% CI 1.46 to 6.12). Headache was significantly associated with the daily duration of MP calls (OR 2.85; 95% CI 1.23 to 6.57). However, after adjusting for confounders only, the association between fatigue and MP usage remained statistically significant. There was no significant association between MP use and other physical symptoms in children. CONCLUSIONS: The present study indicated that there was a consistent significant association between MP use and fatigue in children. Further in-depth research is needed to explore the potential health effects of MP use in children. BMJ Publishing Group 2015-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4431134/ /pubmed/25967996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007302 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
spellingShingle Public Health
Zheng, Feizhou
Gao, Peng
He, Mindi
Li, Min
Tan, Jin
Chen, Daiwei
Zhou, Zhou
Yu, Zhengping
Zhang, Lei
Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title_full Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title_fullStr Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title_full_unstemmed Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title_short Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
title_sort association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in chongqing, china
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25967996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007302
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