Effect of Mobile Usage on Sleep Quality among Young Adults

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect and prevalence of mobile usage on sleep quality among young adults. Methods: The study is descriptive research conducted on the young adults of the Lucknow city. The study group included 200 students. Questionnaire on Mobile-Related Sleep Risk Factors, the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale were used for evaluating the mobile phone addiction level and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for assessing the sleep quality. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used for analysing the data. Results: The result revealed that the students started using mobile phones at very young age and it was observed that the greater number of Using mobile for at least 30 minutes after the lights are turned off. The sleep quality worsens with increasing mobile phone addiction level (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The sleep quality worsens with increasing addiction level. It was concluded that referring the students with suspected addiction to advanced healthcare facilities, performing occasional scans for early diagnosis and informing the students about controlled mobile phone use would be useful.