PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Demir, Yasemin P.
AU  - Sümer, Mehmet M.
TI  - Effects of smartphone overuse on headache, sleep and quality of life in migraine patients
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180037
DP  - 2019 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 115--121
VI  - 24
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/2/115.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/2/115.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2019 Apr 01; 24
AB  - Objectives: To investigate the effects of smartphone overuse on headache, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness and quality of life in migraine patients.Methods: This study is a single-center, cross sectional comparative study. This study was conducted between July and September 2017 in the Neurology Clinic of a private hospital. Migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire was used to evaluate the disability status, and Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS) was used to evaluate smartphone use frequency. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 24-h Migraine Quality of Life Questionnaire (24-h MQoLQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used to evaluate the pain intensity, quality of life, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness, respectively.Results: The study included a total of 123 patients. There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of pain intensity, frequency and duration as well as VAS, PSQI, 24-h MQoLQ and ESS (p<0.05) scores. There was a negative correlation between MPPUS and PSQI (r=−0.367, p<0.05); a strong positive correlation between MPPUS and ESS (r=0.675, p<0.05) and a negative correlation between MPPUS and 24-h MQoLQ (r=−0.508, p<0.05).Conclusion: Smartphone use has been observed to increase headache duration and frequency in migraine patients. Its overuse in migraine patients is related to poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness; furthermore, as the smartphone use increases, sleep quality decreases, daytime sleepiness increases and quality of life decreases.