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Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity

The Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Physical Activity Level

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04299074
Enrollment
300
Registered
2020-03-06
Start date
2019-02-20
Completion date
2019-10-20
Last updated
2020-09-09

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Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

Addiction, Healthy individuals, Physical activity, Smartphone, Sport science

Brief summary

This study aimed to determine the effect of smartphone addiction on physical activity level in healthy individuals. A total of 300 (134 female) healthy university students were included in this study. The mean age of the subjects was 21.36 ± 2.33 year.

Detailed description

This study aimed to determine the effect of smartphone addiction on physical activity level in healthy individuals. A total of 300 (134 female) healthy university students were included in this study. The mean age of the subjects was 21.36 ± 2.33 year. The universe of the study consisted of volunteer students (Coaching Education, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management, Recreation Departments) at the Faculty of Sport Sciences. Participants' demographic information was obtained and their physical activity levels were questioned with International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) and smartphone addictions with the Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short Verison (SAS-SV).

Interventions

OTHERaddiction

questionnaire

Sponsors

Pamukkale University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* to be 18-35 old years

Exclusion criteria

* not to be sports science students

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
QuestionnaireThis questionnaire is used during baseline assessmentInternational Physical Activity Questionnaires: The higher score obtained from this questionnaire indicated that participant have a high physical activity level. Physically inactive (\<600 MET-min / week), low level of physical activity (600 - 3000 MET minutes / week) and the adequate level of physical activity (beneficial to health) (\> 3000 MET minutes / week).
ScaleThis scale is used during baseline assessmentSmartphone Addiction Scale- Short Verison: The higher score obtained from this scale indicated that participant have smartphone addiction. Cut-off score was 31 for male and 33 for female

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026