Association between mobile phone dependence and constipation of college students in Yunnan Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.12.016
- VernacularTitle:云南大学生手机依赖与便秘的关联
- Author:
HU Dongyue*, CHEN Bixia, LI Hai, YANG Jifeng, ZHENG Ruili, LI Jiangli, XU Honglyu
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Kunming University, Kunming (650214) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Behavior,addictive;
Cellular phone;
Constipation;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(12):1826-1829
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the association between mobile phone dependence and constipation of college students in Yunnan Province, and to provide a data reference for improving and preventing constipation in college students.
Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 9 960 college students from three universities in Kunming and Dali, Yunnan Province. The Self rating Questionnaire for Adolescent Problematic Mobile Phone Use was used to assess mobile phone dependence symptoms, and the questionnaire was conducted to collect the constipation information of college students. Data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0. Chi square test was used to compare the reporting rates of detection in college students with different demographic characteristics. The association between mobile phone dependence and constipation was analyzed by binary Logistic regression models.
Results:The detection rate of mobile phone dependence symptoms was 30.93%, and the reporting rates of constipation was 24.46% of college students in Yunnan Province. After collcted for the demographic variables and other confounding effects, the analysis results showed that:withdrawal symptoms of mobile phone dependence( OR=1.29, 95%CI =1.09-1.54), physical and mental health impacts of mobile phone dependence ( OR=1.25, 95%CI =1.10-1.43) and craving of mobile phone dependence ( OR=1.20, 95%CI =1.06-1.36) were associated with constipation in college students( P <0.01).
Conclusion:Mobile phone dependence may increase the risk of constipation of college students in Yunnan Province, so health education should be strengthend.
