An Observational Study on Hemispheric Dominance and Laterality for Mobile Phone Use in Adults in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
N. C. Onyeagwara ◽  
A. L. Okhakhu
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Hemispheric Dominance ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

scholarly journals Hemispheric Dominance and Laterality in Mobile Phone Use in Adults: An Observational Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
N. C. Onyeagwara ◽  
A. L. Okhakhu
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Hemispheric Dominance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
The Right

Aims: Mobile/cell phone use has become an important socio-medical means of communication. The reason people use a particular ear to answer phone calls more frequently may be associated with hemispheric dominance/ handedness. We aim to determine association between hemispheric and or auditory dominance in laterality in mobile phone use.    Study Design:  This was a three month prospective cross-sectional study involving all consenting medical and paramedical respondents. Place and Duration of Study: Hospital community in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City , between 15th March to 15th June 2018. Method: A modification of the Edinburgh handedness inventory (EHI) was the survey tool. Information retrieved included social demographics, hand most commonly used for activities like writing and picking of phone calls and ear used for phone conversation and the reasons. Data was analyzed using SPSS 19.0 Results: Of the 300 questionnaires distributed, 234 (78%) were completed by the respondents. There were 120(51.3%) males and114 (48.7%) females.  Age ranged from 18 - 80years. A total of 201(85.9%) were right handed, 16(6.8%) left handed and 14(6.0%) ambidextrous. One hundred and fifty four (66%) routinely use their right hand to pick phone calls, 50(21.4%) left and 27 (11.5%) use both hands. A total of 141(60%) receive calls with the right ear, 60 (25.6%) with left, and 31(13.2%) had no preference.  Reasons advanced for the use of any particular ear included convenience 173 (73.9%), and better acuity 35(15%). Forty two (17.9%) agreed that the use of cell phone made them aware of their poor hearing in a particular ear. Using Pearson’s two tailed test of significance the probability of a right hander using the right hand to pick a phone call and placing it on the right ear is 0.99 or 99%, Vis a Vis left hander. Conclusion: There appears to be an association between hemispheric dominance and laterality when using the mobile phone.

Seat Belt And Mobile Phone Use Among Drivers In Doha City: An Observational Study

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohaila Cheema ◽  
Ziyad Mahfoud ◽  
Hekmat Alrouh ◽  
Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani ◽  
Al Anood Al Thani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

scholarly journals Exposure to hand-held mobile phone use while driving among Iranian passenger car drivers: an observational study

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Author(s):  
Ahmad Naghibzadeh Tahami ◽  
Ahad Ashrafi Asgharabad ◽  
Narges Khanjani
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

scholarly journals Seat belt and mobile phone use among vehicle drivers in the city of Doha, Qatar: an observational study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyad R. Mahfoud ◽  
Sohaila Cheema ◽  
Hekmat Alrouh ◽  
Mohammed Hamad Al-Thani ◽  
Al Anoud Mohammed Al-Thani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The City

AWARENESS AND EFFECTS OF TEXT NECK SYNDROME IN PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS IN DEHRADUN

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Yashwant Laxme
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Stress Injury ◽  
Forward Head Posture ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Head Posture ◽  
Physiotherapy Students

Background: Text neck is a repeated stress injury and pain sustained from excessive watching or texting on handheld devices for long periods of time. This study was designed to guide us through occurrence, awareness and consequences of text neck syndrome in physiotherapy students. Method: The study design was an observational study with a sample size of 258 healthy physiotherapy students of the age group 18-24 years. Students were asked to ll the questionnaires of Awareness of text neck syndrome (ATNS), NDI, SPADI and Headache. The questionnaire collected the awareness of Text Neck Syndrome and its affects in the selected sample. CVA was obtained and recorded photographically and was measured using Coral Draw X7 software. Conclusion: The study demonstrated a low level of awareness of text neck syndrome amongst young physiotherapy students in Dehradun. The study also depicted that daily mobile phone use for more than 2 hours resulted in mild pain and disability in the neck and shoulder along with forward head posture. In addition the result depicted that subjects using phone more than 6 hours were at higher risk of Text neck Syndrome

The prevalence of seatbelt and mobile phone use among drivers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: An observational study

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suliman Alghnam ◽  
Mohamad Alrowaily ◽  
Mohamed Alkelya ◽  
Ahmad Alsaif ◽  
Faisal Almoaiqel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Martial Van Der Linden ◽  
Lucien Rochat
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use
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