A cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of text neck syndrome among medical college students in Bengaluru urban district

According to a report, 79% of adults between the ages of 18 and 44 spend the majority of their time on cell phones. Since this disorder is becoming more prevalent in both adults and children, it is cmcial for physicians to be aware of it. Since college students are the most frequent and common users...

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Published inNational journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology Vol. 13; no. 12; pp. 1 - 2426
Main Authors Gudegowda, Kishore, Partheeban, Iswarya, V, Arunkumar, George, Riya, Sobagiah, Ranganath
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Surat Association of Physiologists, Pharmacists & Pharmacologists 2023
Subjects
Cellular telephones
College students
Computers
Cross-sectional studies
Medical schools
Neck pain
Personal computers
Posture
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Smartphones
Social sciences
Software
Teenagers
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Summary:According to a report, 79% of adults between the ages of 18 and 44 spend the majority of their time on cell phones. Since this disorder is becoming more prevalent in both adults and children, it is cmcial for physicians to be aware of it. Since college students are the most frequent and common users of mobile phones, tablets, and other gadgets, the particular objectives of this study were to identify the frequency of text neck syndrome among Indian college students as well as the impact of text neck syndrome on these individuals. According to Table 2, the results show that the association between hours spent on mobile, tablets, or other devices per day with NDI (P value being 0.001) is significant statistically. According to Table 3, significant association exists between hours spent on mobile, tablets, or other devices per day with NMPQ score (P = 0.001).
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04172202305052023