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Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı Olan ve Olmayan Genç Erişkinlerde Postür, Üst Ekstremite Fonksiyonelliği, Beden Kitle İndeksi, Boyun Ağrısı ve Uyku Sürelerinin Karşılaştırılması
Comparison of the Posture, Upper Extremity Functionality, Body Mass Index, Cervical Pain and Sleep Time in Young Adults with and Without Smartphone Addiction
Tezel YILDIRIM ŞAHANa, Muhammet Ayhan ORALb, Sabiha BEZGİNb Cevher DEMİRCİc
aSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gülhane Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
bKırıkkale Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Kırıkkale, TÜRKİYE
cBalıkesir Üniversitesi Sağlık bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Balıkesir, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2021;6(1):48-54
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2020-74432
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Son yıllarda teknolojik gelişmeler sonucu sosyal medya kullanımı, iletişim ve güncel olayların takibi gibi birçok amaçlar için gençler telefonlarından kopamaz hâle gelmiştir. Akıllı telefonlar günlük yaşamımızı kolaylaştırmakla birlikte; fiziksel, sosyal ve kozmetik olarak birçok problemi de beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu çalışmada, akıllı telefon bağımlısı olan ve olmayan genç erişkinlerde postür, üst ekstremite fonksiyonelliği, beden kitle indeksi, boyun ağrısı ve uyku süresinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Yüz bireyin akıllı telefon bağımlılık düzeyi akıllı telefon bağımlılık ölçeğinin kısa formu ve statik postürleri New York postür analizi ile üst ekstremite fonksiyonelliği kol, omuz ve el sorunları anketi kısa formu ile gece, aktivite ve istirahat boyun ağrıları ise vizüel analog skala ile değerlendirildi. Uyku süreleri bireylere sorularak ve beden kitle indeksleri (BKİ) ise hesaplanarak kaydedildi. Bulgular: Akıllı telefon bağımlısı olan 41 bireyin bağımlılık düzeyi ortalama 40,82±1,10 olarak bulunmuştur. Akıllı telefon bağımlısı olan (n=41) ve olmayan (n=59) bireylerin postür (p=0,710), üst ekstremite fonksiyonelliği (p=0,244), BKİ (p=0,370), boyun ağrısı (pistirahat=0,327, pgece=0,124, paktivite=0,725) ve uyku süreleri (p=0,608) arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunamamıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, akıllı telefon bağımlılığının postür, üst ekstremite fonksiyonellikleri, BKİ ile istirahat, aktivite ve gece uykusu sırasındaki boyun ağrıları ile uyku süreleri üzerine etkisinin olmadığı görülmüştür. Gelecekteki çalışmalarda, daha erken yaşlarda telefon kullanımı sırasındaki postürün, telefon kullanım süresinin ve uyku kalitesinin değerlendirildiği araştırmaların yapılabileceğini düşünmekteyiz.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Akıllı telefon; bağımlılık; postür; beden kitle indeksi; boyun ağrısı; uyku
ABSTRACT
 Objective: In recent years as a result of the technological advances, young people have become unable to leave from their phones for many purposes such as social media usage, communication and following up current events. While smartphones make our daily life easier, it brings with it many physical, social and cosmetic problems. In this study, it is aimed to compare posture, upper extremity functionality, body mass index, neck pain and sleep time in young adults with and without smartphone addiction. Material and Methods: Smartphone addiction level of 100 individuals were evaluated with the short form of the smartphone addiction scale, static postures with New York posture analysis, upper extremity functionality with arm, shoulder and hand problems questionnaire short form, and night, activity and resting neck pain with visual analogue scale. Sleep times were recorded by asking individuals and body mass index (BMI) were calculated. Results: The mean addiction level of 41 individuals who are smartphone addicts was found to be 40.82±1.10. No statistically significant difference was found between posture (p=0.710), upper extremity functionality (p=0.244), BMI (p=0.370), neck pain (prest=0.327, pnight=0.124, pactivity=0.725) and sleep times (p=0.608) of individuals with and without smartphone addiction. Conlusion: In this study, it has been observed that smartphone addiction has no effect on posture, upper extremity functionality, body mass index, neck pain during rest, activity and night sleep, and sleep times. In further studies, we think that researches evaluating the posture during the use of the phone, phone usage time and sleep quality at an earlier age can be done.

Keywords: Smartphone; a ddiction; posture; body mass index; neck pain; sleep
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