Prevalence of Smartphone Addiction with Sedentary and Non Sedentary Lifestyle and Its Impact on Wrist Rom and Upper Limb Function

Background/ Aims: The mobile phones have considerably the new epidemic of this century. It has both the positive and negative consequences. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of Smartphone addiction with sedentary and non sedentary among students. The purpose of this study was to check an impact of Smartphone addiction on dominant upper limb function and Wrist ROM in Smartphone addiction with sedentary lifestyle and Smartphone addiction with non-sedentary lifestyle. Methods: In this study SAS was used to assess the Smartphone addiction. A random sampling method was conducted on a sample of 500 students with response rate of 90%. 450 students were given positive response. The questionnaire was a self rating questionnaire which used for the collection of data. 64% students reported Smartphone addiction. For Smartphone addiction’s impact on upper limb function and wrist ROM in sedentary and non sedentary lifestyle Both male and female subjects, 26 male and 34 female subjects were taken in this study. Aged between 18 to 28 years healthy individuals who have a habit of overuse of Smartphone were included in this study. Two groups were formed on the basis of sedentary and non sedentary life style with Smartphone addiction. To check any difference in upper limb functional ability in sedentary group with Smartphone addiction and non sedentary group with Smartphone addiction, we use QuickDASH questionnaire. And to check any difference in ROM of dominant hand of both group, we used universal goniometer as a measuring tool. Results: Data analysis reveals there is high prevalence rate of Smartphone addiction and group A which was sedentary more addicted and upper limb function was lightly affected. And there is no significance correlation of Smartphone addiction with upper limb function in group B. There is significance correlation of Smartphone addiction with extension in group A (0.044) and in group B there is significance correlation of Smartphone addiction with ulnar deviation (0.01). Conclusion: our study concluded that prevalence of Smartphone addiction was high among students and sedentary group of individuals was more addicted. This type of study helpful for primary preventing for different types if impairment and disability. Key words: Smartphone addiction, sedentary and non sedentary, quickDASH, range of motion, universal goniometer.