The Impact of Mobile Devices on Sleep Quality Among Subjects of Primary Health Care Settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Muhaydib AlMuhaydib^{1, 2*}, Bader AbdulAziz AlTulihi^{1, 2} , Osamah Saleh Alnafisah^{1, 2}, Abdulrahman Muhaidib Almuhaidib³, Ammar Abdulkareem AlSayegh⁴ , Omar Muhaidib AlMuhaidib³

¹Department of Family Medicine, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

²King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

³College of Medicine - Imam Muhammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, KSA

⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Prince Mohammed BnAbdulAziz Hospital, Riyadh, KSA

Corresponding Author E-mail: i.muhaidib@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2940

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: Smartphone use has been related to health problems. Studies have indicated that the use of smartphones is associated with Sleep disturbances. However, little is known about the association between Smartphone addiction and sleep quality in Saudi Arabia.Objective: To determine the relationship between sleep quality and the use of a smartphone, specifically before sleep.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at four primary healthcare centers with a total of 205 patients participated in the study using a convenience sampling technique. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Smartphone Addiction Scale – Short Version (SAS-SV) were used to measure association of Sleep Quality and Smartphone addiction.Results: Two-hundred-fiveparticipants enrolled in the study, of which 99 were female (51%) with a response rate of 84%. Mean age was 36 ±13 years for all participants. Mean PSQI scores were higher among females, single, frequent smartphone users, and unemployed sub- categories; thus, they indicated poorer sleep quality. There was also a significant negative association between age and PSQI scores t(193)= -2.45, p=0.015. Finally, there was a significant positive association between mean SAS-SV score and categorical global PSQI scores t(193)= 3.4, p=0.001.Conclusion: Our study showsahigh prevalence of smartphone addiction and poor sleep quality. Younger age, being single, heavy usage hours of smartphones, and high SAS-SV are significant factors associated with poorer sleep quality.

KEYWORDS: Insomnia; Sleep Quality; Saudi Arabia; Smartphone addiction

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