Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Sleep Quality Among Medical Students Across Latin America: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ubiquitous use of mobile phones among medical students has been linked to potential health consequences, including poor sleep quality.

Objective

This study investigates the prevalence of mobile phone addiction and its association with sleep quality among medical students across 6 Latin American countries.

Methods

A descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted between December 2023 and March 2024 using a self-administered online survey. The survey incorporated the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to evaluate mobile phone addiction and sleep quality among 1677 medical students. A multiple regression model was applied to analyze the relationship between mobile phone addiction and poor sleep quality, adjus

SUBMITTER: Izquierdo-Condoy JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851046 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature