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Name: Neveen Boles Fayek Boles
Occupation: Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiorespiratory Disorders and the Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Beni Suef University
Date of Birth: September 29, 1995 (29 years old)
Nationality: Egyptian
General Specialization: Physical Therapy
Email: Neveen.boles1995@gmail.com / Neveenboles95@gmail.com

Master Title

CORRELATION BETWEEN SMART PHON ADDICTION AND PRE EXAM GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES IN PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS

Master Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between smartphone addiction, gastrointestinal disturbances, and pre-exam stress in Beni Suef physical therapy students. Sixty physical therapy students were enrolled to participate in this study. Their ages ranged between 18 and 23 years old, and their body mass index (BMI) ranged between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m². They were smartphone users. The students were recruited from the Faculty of Physical Therapy at Beni Suef University. A written consent was obtained from each student, and three documented questionnaires were filled by them (smartphone addiction scale, perceived stress level scale (PSS–10), and GIT symptoms rate scale), and a 5 mm blood sample was drawn from the antecubital vein at 8 A.M. on the day of the exam to test cortisol level. Statistical analysis of the results of this study revealed that there is a positive linear correlation between the Smartphone Addiction Scale and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale scores (r=0.31, p=0.013), while there is no correlation between the Smartphone Addiction Scale and Perceived Stress Scale scores (r=–0.078, p=0.552), and similarly, no correlation was found between the Smartphone Addiction Scale and cortisol level (r=0.114, p=0.385). Regarding the correlation between gastrointestinal symptoms and cortisol level, the present study results indicated no correlation between them (r=–0.14, p=0.274). The results of the present study demonstrated that the smartphone addiction had an effect on gastrointestinal symptoms in physical therapy students during the pre-exam period, but there was no correlation between the smartphone addiction and perceived stress. Similarly, no correlation was found between the smartphone addiction and cortisol level, and no correlation between gastrointestinal symptoms and cortisol level.

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