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Mobile Phone Dependence Syndrome and its influencing factors among middle school students in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

2024-05-25 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundMobile Phone Dependence Syndrome (MPDS), a kind of addiction caused by extra phone use, is characterized by impairment of physical, mental, and social functioning. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of MPDS, injury due to overfocusing on phone, and explore MPDSs associated factors among middle school students in Guangzhou, China. Methods1928 questionnaires were collected from April 2023 to May 2023 in Liwan and Nansha districts of Guangzhou through multi-stage cluster sampling....

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