Smartphone dependence, addiction, and insomnia among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, smartphone use among students increased, even before going to sleep, which resulted in an increased risk of dependence, addiction, and sleep problems such as insomnia and daytime somnolence. The objective of this study was to determine the association between different levels of problematic smartphone use (dependence and addiction) and insomnia among medical students. In this study, "dependence" refers to subclinical, yet compulsive, smartphone use, while "addiction" denotes a more severe behavioral disruption involving loss of control and functional impairment.

Materials and methods

This was a secondary cross-sectional study of a cohort of medical students from Piura (Peru) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The study included 3

SUBMITTER: Failoc-Rojas VE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12312953 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature