Smartphone Usage Patterns and Sleep Behavior in Demographic Groups: Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although previous studies have examined the relationship between smartphone usage and sleep disorders, research on demographic differences in smartphone usage and nocturnal smartphone inactivity patterns remains limited. This study introduces "nocturnal smartphone inactivity duration" as a proxy indicator to address the limitation of lacking direct sleep data and to further investigate the association between smartphone usage patterns and sleep characteristics.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate demographic differences and relationships between daily smartphone usage and nocturnal smartphone inactivity patterns.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of data collected from the Murmuras app from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. A total of

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271961 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature