Relationship between frequency, period of self-efficacy On the prevention of muscle aches among smartphone users Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Surat Thani
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Behavior of Muscle Aches of Smartphone, Nursing StudentsAbstract
The descriptive study was aimed to study the relationship between frequency, duration, self-efficacy on the prevention of muscle aches among smartphone user. The study sampling was consisted of 214 nursing students. The study questionnaires were general information questionnaire, self-efficacy questionnaires and prevention behavior questionnaire for muscular pain syndrome. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and Pearson's Correlation. The results of the study showed that
- The sample had a frequency of daily use of a smartphone, 93.70% used a smartphone each day. Most of them spent more than 3 hours, 69.20% using social media/chatting online in order to study and seek knowledge. Moreover, for entertainment and sending work via email 53.80%, the most common symptoms in the 6-month period resulting from smartphone use were burning eyes/itching/dry eyes/eye irritation at 9.60 percent. The sample self-efficacy for prevention of aches and pains was at a high level (M = 3.15, SD. = 0.66) and for prevention behaviors against muscle aches was at the moderate level (M=2.74, SD.=0.74).
- Frequency of using smartphones and self-efficacy of pain prevention behaviors were not related to pain prevention behaviors. The duration of daily smartphone use was associated with the prevention of muscle aches of smartphone users(r = .14, p-value < .01).
Students should be encouraged to develop health care behaviors to prevent muscle aches from using smartphones through policy or organizational actions of students in order to raise awareness of the problems and consequences of pain from smartphone user
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