Comments; From 2007. High levels of cell phone and Internet correlates with depression, anxiety, and sleep problems.
Sara Thomée Mats Eklöf, Ewa Gustafsson, Ralph Nilsson, Матс Хагберг
Волуме КСНУМКС, Иссуе КСНУМКС, Мај КСНУМКС, Странице КСНУМКС – КСНУМКС
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy and University Hospital, Box 414, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2004.12.007,
Апстрактан
Циљ ове студије био је да се проспективно истражи да ли је висока употреба информационих и комуникационих технологија (ИКТ) фактор ризика за развој психолошких симптома међу младим ИКТ корисницима. Одговорила је група студената на упитник на почетку и на КСНУМКС-годишње праћење (n = 1127). Exposure variables, such as different types of ICT use, and effect variables, such as perceived stress, symptoms of depression and sleep disturbances, were assessed. Prevalence ratios were computed, based on symptom-free subjects at baseline and prevalence of symptoms at follow-up.
For women, high combined use of computer and mobile phone at baseline was associated with increased risk of reporting prolonged stress and symptoms of depression at follow-up, and number of short message service (SMS) messages per day was associated with prolonged stress. Also online chatting was associated with prolonged stress, and e-mailing and online chatting were associated with symptoms of depression, while Internet surfing increased the risk of developing sleep disturbances. For men, number of mobile phone calls and SMS messages per day were associated with sleep disturbances. SMS use was also associated with symptoms of depression.
The findings suggest that ICT may have an impact on psychological health, although causal mechanisms are unclear.
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