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Effects of smartphone overuse on headache, sleep and quality of life in migraine patients

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Demir, Yasemin P., Sümer, Mehmet M.·2019·Neurosciences
DOI 10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180037PMC PMC8015465
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of smartphone overuse on headache, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness and quality of life in migraine patients. METHODS: This study is a single-center, cross sectional comparative study. This study was conducted between July and September 2017 in the Neurology Clinic of a private hospital. Migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire was used to evaluate the disability status, and Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS) was used to evaluate smartphone use frequency. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 24-h Migraine Quality of Life Questionnaire (24-h MQoLQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used to evaluate the pain intensity, quality of life, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness, respectively. RESULTS: The study included a total of 123 patients. There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of pain intensity, frequency and duration as well as VAS, PSQI, 24-h MQoLQ and ESS (p less than 0.05) scores. There was a negative correlation between MPPUS and PSQI (r=-0.367, p less than 0.05); a strong positive correlation between MPPUS and ESS (r=0.675, p less than 0.05) and a negative correlation between MPPUS and 24-h MQoLQ (r=-0.508, p less than 0.05). CONCLUSION: Smartphone use has been observed to increase headache duration and frequency in migraine patients. Its overuse in migraine patients is related to poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness; furthermore, as the smartphone use increases, sleep quality decreases, daytime sleepiness increases and quality of life decreases.

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  • Excessive smartphone use is associated with pain and migraines.

    “Medical problems include sleep problems, reduced physical fitness, unhealthy eating habits, pain and migraines, reduced cognitive control and changes in the brain's gray matter volume.”

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    The Discussion reports that patients with migraine who overused smartphones had greater headache pain intensity, frequency, and duration than those with lower use. This supports an association with pain in migraine patients, but the study does not establish that excessive smartphone use is associated with developing migraine or with migraine prevalence more generally. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Demir, Y. P., & Sümer, M. M.
Affiliations
Atilim University (TR)
Corresponding author
Demir, Yasemin P.
ORCID
Demir, Yasemin P.
Venue
Neurosciences
Publisher
Armed Forces Medical Services
Published
2019-04
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
115-121
ISSN
  • 1319-6138 (ISSN-L)
  • 1658-3183
DOI
10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180037
PMC
PMC8015465
OpenAlex
W2943489622
Cited by
80
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
FWCI
7.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Neurosciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Keywords
smartphone overuse, migraine, headache, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, quality of life, migraine disability
MeSH terms
Smartphone, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Headache, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Migraine Disorders, Quality of Life, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep

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