The Comparison Between Smartphone Addiction and Headache Among Males and Females

Due to an increase in the number and duration of smartphone use, its side effects are also increasing. Overuse of smartphones can cause serious health problems like headaches. The objective of the study was to compare smartphone addiction and headache among male and female young adults. In this cross-sectional survey, data were collected through a non-probability sampling technique from 400 adults of either gender aged between 18 and 35 years from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Taxila. Data was collected via smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV), Headache Disability Index (HDI), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The data were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 27. There was 187 male and 213 female with mean age (23.20 ± 4.41) ranging 18-35 years. There was more significant difference between females and males regarding pain (p<0.05, Cohen’s d=0.27), total HDI (p<0.05, Cohen’s d=0.32), Functional HDI (p<0.05, Cohen’s d=0.25), Emotional HDI (p<0.05, Cohen’s d=0.36) but there was no difference regarding smartphone Addiction (p=0.094, Cohen’s d=0.16). It was concluded that females have high disability index and pain, but there was no significant difference in smartphone addiction between females and males.