None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: m health messages: Intervention in group 1
1st-8th week
total duration of intervention period
8 weeks ( 2 months )
a.One message per week (Sunday morning), about excessive screen tim
Sponsors
Dr Priyanka C S
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.1. Permanent resident of Delhi gate area and expected stay in the study area for at-least 6 months from the date of interview. 2. Owns a smartphone with in-built screen time tracking features (e.g., Digital wellbeing, Screen Time) in iPhone with iOS version 12 (or later) and in android running in android 9 (pie) or later. 3. Smartphone Usage: Minimum weekly average of 4 hours / day.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed psychiatric and medical disorders: Diagnosed depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization. 2.Substance Use /disuse Disorders: Individuals frequent.ly consuming alcohol, tobacco, or other psychoactive substance (At-least once per week for more than four weeks preceding the date of interview) 3.History of Digital Detox in the Last 3 Months: Participants who have undergone structured screen-time reduction programs or digital detox retreats in the last 3 months to ensure unbiased intervention effects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean change in smartphone screen time (measured in hours per day) from baseline to the end of the 8-week intervention.Timepoint: 1.baseline 2.after 8 weeks completion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Mean change in anxiety levels (measured using GAD-7 25 scale) from baseline to 8 weeks. 2.Change in proportion of Problematic smartphone use of study subjects (assessed using the Smart phone Addiction Scale short version SAS-SV) 26Timepoint: 1.Baseline 2.after completion of 8 WEEKS | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Priyanka C.S
Outcome results
None listed