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1564  Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, November 2019, Vol. 10,Number:
No. 11 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.04436.X

Effect of Electronic Gadget Usage on

Sleep Quality among Medical Students in Chennai

Shanmugasundaram S.1, Swetha N.B.2, Gopalakrishnan S.3

1Undergraduate Student, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor, Department of Community Medicine,
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

Abstract
Background: Electronic device gadget which was once considered as an extravagance of the prosperous
has now turned into an imperative one. To begin with, it was the radio, at that point the phone, and the TV,
pursued rapidly by the web. The current-day interest with the electronic contraption (e.g., cell phones) is
the most recent innovation that seems, by all accounts, to be urging individuals to invest moderately more
energy with innovation and less with individual people. Cell phone dependence is a quickly expanding
variable that effects physical, mental and social wellbeing. Cell phone fixation may prompt less and less
fortunate rest. Point: To evaluate the electronic device utilization design among the restorative understudies
and furthermore to decide its impacts on nature of rest accomplished by them. Techniques: Subjects of age
gathering of 18-25 years in a restorative school of Chennai were chosen. An example space of 200 youthful
grown-ups is taken by helpful inspecting technique during the investigation term.. The inquiries were
arranged for the most part to comprehend the connection between the cell phone utilization and rest. Results:
In this examination, it was discovered that about 52% of the members dozed not exactly the required least
of 6 hours out of each day. Practically 58% of the members have the propensity for utilizing an electronic
contraption directly before resting. Upto 67% of the members had the propensity for utilizing an electronic
device in obscurity. Conclusion: Students ought to be urged to accomplish ordinary rest and maintain a
strategic distance from the utilization of any sort of electronic gadget before rest. Individuals ought to be
instructed to utilize blue light channel which was demonstrated to be successful in improving rest quality as
blue light incites melatonin arrangement which thus animates the cerebrum to remain conscious prompting
poor rest quality.

Keywords:  Cell phones, rest aggravations, blue light channel.

Introduction humans.2 Due to innovation progression, numerous

Electronic contraption gadgets which were once
considered as extravagance of the princely, have now
turned into an indispensable.1 First, it was the radio, at
that point the phone, and the TV, pursued rapidly by the
web. The current-day enthusiasm with the electronic
device (e.g., cell phones) features that the most recent
innovation has urged individuals to invest moderately
more energy with innovation and lesser with individual
Corresponding Author:
Dr. S. Gopalakrishnan
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Sree
Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute
of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
improvement is found in devices like camera, web, cell
phones, which has made life increasingly less difficult
and imaginative, which draws in the general population
to utilize the contraptions routinely and frequently.
It is discovered that young people are more dependent
on cell phones than grown-ups, this is on the grounds
that youngsters have a lower level of discretion, and
they might be powerless against cell phone addiction.
Several elements affect the quality and length of rest and
one quickly developing variable might be the expanded
utilization of innovation, all the more explicitly cell phone
use. A few examinations demonstrate that the utilization
of cell phones is related with lacking rest duration. Poor
rest quality and inadequate rest span are perceived as
significant wellbeing concerns internationally.
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In young people, deficient rest may cause poor
scholarly execution or contrarily influence development
and development. Poor rest around evening time is
expands daytime dysfunction. It has likewise ensnared
in a progression of weakness behavior. Proliferation
of electronic gadgets, for example, PDAs has been
involved in the poor rest of youngsters all day, every day
association with innovation is really undesirable when
you’re attempting to nod off. 71 percent of individuals
rest either holding their cell phone, having it in bed
with them, or having it on their end table. Such huge
numbers of individuals utilize their cell phones as their
morning timers, it bodes well that many would need
their telephones inside an arm’s scope. Cell phones–like
PCs, tablets, and TVs–produce something many refer to
as blue light, which is a kind of light that the cerebrum
translates as sunshine. The blue light really smothers
melatonin (a hormone that influences circadian beat and
should increment when you are getting ready for sleep
time). This prompts lack of sleep because of incitement
of the brain
the members cell phone use, the measure of time they
spend in cell phones, and the recurrence of utilizing cell
phones every day. They were additionally gotten some
information about the time at which they would for
the most part utilize their cell phones and in the event
that they would utilize it directly before resting. The
recurrence and the planning of the cell phone utilization
directly before resting were enquired. The information
gathered was entered in an exceed expectations sheet
and investigated utilizing SPSS programming.
Findings: Table 1 portrays the various sorts of
electronic gadgets utilized by the understudies. It was
discovered that greater part (181,92%) of them utilized
cell phones. Table 2 exhibits the time contrast between
screen time and time of resting. It was seen that larger
part (115,58%) of then had a distinction of <1 hour.
Figure 1 portrays the understudies who utilized blue
light channel (116) in their electronic gadget. 80 of them
utilized the electronic gadget to visit via web-based
networking media. (figure 2).

Exorbitant utilization of cell phones is known In this investigation, it was discovered that about
to be related with cerebral pain, ear throb, warmth 52% of the members dozed not exactly the required least
sensations and furthermore seen focus troubles. There of 6 hours of the day. Practically 58% of the members
are additionally different investigations which have have the propensity for utilizing an electronic device
demonstrated that most of portable uses experience directly before resting. Upto 67% of the members had
the ill effects of lack of sleep and expanded pressure the propensity for utilizing an electronic device in
influencing their subjective and learning capacities. obscurity. Practically 21% of the members marathon
The cell phone subordinate understudies likewise watch atleast once every week and upto 40% of them
become scholastically worried. In any case, there are experienced incessant cerebral pains.
not very many examinations directed among restorative Table 1: Types of Electronic Device Used
understudies with respect to cell phone use and their
impact on rest aggravation. Henceforth, this examination No. of participants
Type of device Percentage (%)
was endeavored with a goal to evaluate the impact of (197)
cell phone use on rest among restorative understudies. Mobile 181 92
PC 8 4
Materials and Method Console 4 2
Others 4 2
Subjects of age bunch over 18-25 years were chosen
from a restorative school in Chennai . An example of 200 Table 2 : Duration Between Screen Time and Sleep
youthful grown-ups were selected to the investigation
during the examination time frame from April 2019 to No. of participants
Time (Hour) Percentage (%)
June 2019. The inquiries were organized and arranged (197)
basically to comprehend the connection between the cell <1 hour 115 58.3
phone utilization and rest. The overview was begun in 1 hour 62 31.4
the wake of getting endorsement from the Institutional 2 hour 12 6
Ethics Committee of Sree Balaji Medical College and 3 hour 6 3
Hospital. In the wake of acquiring educated assent >3 hour 2 1.3
the survey was self-directed. Questions in regards to
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Figure 1: Utilization Of Blue Light Filter In Electronic Device

Figure 2: Purpose Of Usage Of Electronic Device

A significant amount of participants,64.5%,
belonged to the age group of 16-20 while 31.5% of the
participants belonged to the age group of 21-24. The rest
4% of the participants belonged to the age group above
25 years. Also in this research, 50.3% of the participants
were females while 49.7% of the participants were males
which showed an equal gender distribution.
Discussion
It was observed that most of them had very less time
gap between screen time and time of sleep. Mobiles
were the most common gadget used apart from console,
laptops etc. It was found that most of the participants
slept less than 6 hours per day. Almost 58% of the
participants have the habit of using an electronic gadget
right before going to sleep. Majority of them had the
habit of using an electronic gadget in the dark. Most of
them were also involved in binge watch at least once
a week and upto 40% of them suffered from frequent
headaches. It’s been found that about 55.3% of the
participants do not silence their mobile phone will going
to sleep. 51.3% of the participants had morning fatigue
due to poor sleep quality. 40.3% of the participants
suffered from some form of ocular abnormalities. 48%
of the participants used an electronic gadget for more
than 5 hours per day. Also, 39% of the participants had
nightmares during sleep.
Conclusion
The long standing effects of lack of sleep are well
known and there is a need to insist on adequate sleep
among students. The effects could be avoided by proper
education about the adverse effects due to lack of sleep.
People could be educated to use blue light filter which
was proven to be effective in improving sleep quality
in comparison to those who did not use blue light filter
as blue light induces melatonin formation which in
turn stimulates the brain to stay awake leading to poor
sleep quality. Promotion of health by attaining quality
and adequate sleep has to be encouraged among young
students.
Funding: No funding source
Conflict of Interest: None declared
Ethical Approval: Study was approved by the
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sree Balaji Medical
College and Hospital.
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