Evaluating daily cell-phone use in elderly and its effect on lifestyle, Isfahan comprehensive health care centers

Pozveh, Zahra Amini; Shariat, Ashkan; Moghadam, Neda Tavakoli

Evaluating daily cell-phone use in elderly and its effect on lifestyle, Isfahan comprehensive health care centers

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Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: The seniors' lifestyle is an important public-health issue. Hence, assessing the association of cell phone use as a rapidly spreading technology on older adults' lifestyle can be useful for planning prevention and health-promotion policies.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2020 to March 2021 in Isfahan Comprehensive Health Care Centers to investigate the impact of cell phone use on the lifestyle of the elderly. The Cell-Phone Over-Use Scale and the lifestyle checklist were the assessment tools employed for this purpose.
Results: Of the 300 participants with a mean age of 67.93 ± 5.14 years, 46% were male and 54% female. The average value of cell phone usage score was 47.88 ± 26.56, which was categorized into low 36%, moderate 41%, and overuse 23%. A positive and significant correlation was reported between the level of cell phone use in males (β =10.711, [0.95 confidence interval {CI} =4.262–17.160]) and people who have used a substance or opium in the past year (β =10.819, [0.95 CI = 3.677–17.961]). The present results found no significant association between cell phone use patterns and age, level of education, body mass index, television time, sports time, smoking in the past year, marital relationship, and living alone.
Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated a correlation between cell phone use and some demographic and lifestyle variables, namely sex and drug abuse.

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