Text Neck Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors: Prevalence in Medical Students: Text Neck Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors

Ayesha Javed; Gul Andama; Abdul  Rehman; Mian Waleed  Ahmed; Syed Hashir Ali; Mian Awais Ahmed; Muqaddas Bibi; Amna Khalid

doi:10.54393/tt.v4i03.167

Authors

Ayesha Javed Women Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Gul Andama University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Rehman Multan University of Science and Technology, Multan, Pakistan
Mian Waleed Ahmed Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, Haripur, Pakistan
Syed Hashir Ali Iqra University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Mian Awais Ahmed Women Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Muqaddas Bibi Women Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Amna Khalid Department of Physical Therapy, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/tt.v4i03.167

Keywords:

Text Neck Syndrome, Nomophobia, NDI, Disability, Neck Disability Index

Abstract

Text neck depicts repeated stress injury and irritation of neck due to smart phone usage or other handheld devices over a sustained period. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of text neck syndrome in medical students of Abbottabad. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at various government and private medical colleges of Abbottabad. A sample size of 300 students was estimated suitable for the study calculated via Epitool, a total 300 students of age group 17-30 years were asked to fill 2 well- standardized questionnaires namely Neck Disability Index (NDI) & Nomophobia Pain Questionnaire(NPQ) after seeking informed consent. Convenient sampling technique was opted for data collection. The data was further analysed by using SPSS. Results: Among 300 subjects, 4.333% subjects showed mild nomophobia, 54% subjects reported moderate nomophobia, while 41.67% subjects had severe nomophobia. According to the Neck Disability Index (NDI), 6.333% subjects showed no disability, 41.67% subjects showed mild disability, 30% subjects showed moderate disability, 12.67% subjects showed severe disability while 0.333% subjects showed complete disability. There was significant positive correlation observed between NDI and NMP-Q with Pearson correlation co-efficient value of 0.88. Conclusions: The study revealed a high prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome in medical students, despite of their awareness and education, primarily due to gadget addiction.

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