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The association between smartphone use and sleep quality, psychological distress, and loneliness among health care students and workers in Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah Muhammad AlzhraniKhalid Talal AboalshamatAmal Mohammmad BadawoudIsmail Mahmoud AbdouhHatim Matooq BadriBaraa Sami QuronfulahMahmoud Abdulrahman MahmoudMona Talal Rajeh
Published in: PloS one (2023)
These findings suggest that smartphone addiction has a negative impact on psychological distress, sleep quality, and emotional loneliness among health care students and workers. It is important to promote strategies to reduce smartphone dependency in order to avoid the harmful consequences of smartphone addiction.
Keyphrases
  • sleep quality
  • healthcare
  • depressive symptoms
  • physical activity
  • social support
  • high school