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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 29-32 |
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Impact of screen time on sleep quality
Renju Sussan Baby1, Alwin Issac2, Alka Vasudev3, Divya K Sabu3, TS Gopika3, Mansi Pal3, Ragini Sahu3
1 Associate Professor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Tutor / Clinical Instructor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3 BSc nursing, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Mr. Alwin Issac
College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar - 751 019, Odisha
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/iopn.iopn_15_21
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Background: Technology that years ago we could only dream of or read in science fiction novels, which we then actually created with much hope in their power of connecting people, has become a tool of gratification. To many, smart phone is an eye opener, their first alarm clock, newspaper, and stress buster. The scariest part about smart phone addiction is that it can affect our physical and mental health, our relationships, and productivity. Considering the growing use of smart phone by the youth and its impact on sleep, this study was undertaken to assess the relationship between Smart phone screen time and sleep quality. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach with cross-sectional design was adopted for the study. An application named “Quality time” was used to assess the screen time among samples. Pittsburgh sleep quality index was used to appraise the duration of sleep. Results: The study establishes that there was a significant negative correlation between smart phone screen time and sleep duration (ρ = −0.61 P < 0.001) Conclusion: Availability of diverse sort of electronic media engages the students more on screen, which adversely affects their sleeping quality and pattern. Although the development of technology is a boon, findings of the study depict that greater the screen time, poorer the quality of the sleep.
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