Journal Article

The effect of smartphone usage on physical capacity in young people/Genclerde akilli telefon kullaniminin fiziksel kapasite uzerine etkisi

Arslan, Basak Cagla, Erdoganoglu, Yildiz

2019

Overview

Objective: As a necessity of modern life, the duration of smartphone usage is getting longer. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the levels of smart phone use and physical activity and exercise capacities among university students aged 18-25. Methods: Ninety-three volunteer persons (female=50, male=43) who ages between 18 and 25 years participated in the study. Having collected participants' demographics information, smartphone addiction level was assessed by the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, physical activity level was assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and exercise capacities were assessed by 6 Minute Walk Test. Results: It was found that 52.69% of the participants defined themselves as addicted to smartphone use. There was no significant difference in the level of smartphone addiction between male and female individuals. There was no significant difference between participants' daily use of smartphones and physical capacity. However, 67.8% of smartphone users decreased their physical activity levels independently of duration. Conclusion: Our study finds that smartphone usage does not affect the physical capacity of the young age group however, it seems that it may lead to physical inactivity as a psychosocial problem. Keywords: smartphone, addiction, physical activity, exercise capacity Amac: Modern yasamin geregi olarak akilli telefon kullanim suresi giderek uzamaktadir. Bu calismanin amaci 1825 yaslari arasindaki universite ogrencilerinde akilli telefon kullanim duzeyleri ile fiziksel aktivite ve egzersiz kapasiteleri arasindaki iliskiyi incelemektir. Yontem: Calismaya 18-25 yas grubundaki 93 kisi (kadin=50, erkek=43) gonullu olarak katilmistir. Katilimcilarin demografik bilgileri alindiktan sonra, akilli telefon bagimliliklari Akilli Telefon Bagimlilik Olcegi-Kisa Form ile, fiziksel aktivite duzeyleri Uluslararasi Fiziksel Aktivite Duzeyi-Kisa Form ile ve egzersiz kapasiteleri 6 Dakika Yurume Testi ile degerlendirilmistir. Bulgular: Calismaya katilanlarin %52.69'unun kendini akilli telefon kullanim bagimlisi olarak tanimladigi bulunmustur. Kadinlarla erkekler arasinda akilli telefon bagimlilik duzeyleri arasinda fark bulunmamistir. Katilimcilarin gunluk akilli telefon kullanma sureleri ve fiziksel kapasiteleri arasinda anlamli fark bulunmamistir; ancak akilli telefon kullananlarin %67.8'inin sureden bagimsiz olarak fiziksel aktivite duzeyleri dusmustur. Sonuc: Calismamiz akilli telefon kullaniminin genc yas grubunda fiziksel kapasiteyi etkilemedigini, ancak ruhsal-toplumsal bir sorun olarak fiziksel inaktiviteye yol acabilecegini destekler gorunmektedir. Anahtar sozcukler: Akilli telefon, bagimlilik, fiziksel aktivite, egzersiz kapasitesi

• Publisher: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi
• Subject: College students / Exercise / Smart phones / Type 2 diabetes / Wireless telephones