Table 3.
Frequency/duration of mobile phone use: summary of main results.
Outcomes | Study Designs and Citations |
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• Depression | L: [26,268,269] CS: [29,53,113,139,140,239,244,264,269] NA: [74,75] |
• Sleep problems, lower sleep quality | L: [268,269,274] CS: [117,149,187,269] |
• Later bedtimes, shorter sleep | CS: [103,113,117,228] |
• Tiredness, reduced daytime function | CS: [65,113,117,187,228] |
• Lower mental well-being | CS: [227] NA: [37] |
• Stress | L: [268] CS: [269] |
• Anxiety | CS: [29,162] |
L = Longitudinal, CS = Cross-sectional, NA = Negative association. In crude, but not in adjusted, analyses: reference 53, 149. In subgroup of older women: reference 140.