Addictive smartphone use in the elderly: relationship with depression, anxiety and sleep quality

Background The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between addictive smartphone use (ASU) and depressive symptoms, anxiety and sleep quality in elderly adults. Methods The study sample included smartphone users over the age of 65 years. The research data were obtained from socia...

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Published in:Psychogeriatrics 2023-01, Vol.23 (1), p.116-125
Main Authors: Karaş, Hakan, Küçükparlak, İlker, Özbek, Melih Gökçek, Yılmaz, Taner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
addictive smartphone use
Aged
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders
Correlation analysis
depression
Depression - epidemiology
elderly adults
Humans
Mental depression
Older people
Sleep
Sleep disorders
Sleep Quality
Smartphone
Smartphones
Social organization
Social research
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Background The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between addictive smartphone use (ASU) and depressive symptoms, anxiety and sleep quality in elderly adults. Methods The study sample included smartphone users over the age of 65 years. The research data were obtained from social networking sites via a Google survey link. In addition to filling out a sociodemographic data form, the participants were also assessed with Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), Geriatric Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index tools. Results The correlation analysis revealed the SAS score to be positively correlated with depression and anxiety, and negatively correlated with sleep quality. In the regression analysis, depressive symptoms, anxiety level and sleep quality were all found to have an effect on the SAS total score. Furthermore, the SAS score was found to have an effect on depressive symptoms, anxiety and sleep quality. Conclusions Our findings reveal a bidirectional relationship between ASU and depressive, anxiety symptoms and impaired sleep quality in elderly adults. It is important to question smartphone use patterns in people with sleep problems, symptoms of depression or anxiety.
ISSN:1346-3500
1479-8301
DOI:10.1111/psyg.12910