The Comparison Between Smartphone Addiction and Headache Among Males and Females

Due to increase in number and duration of smartphone use, its side effects are also increasing. Overuse of smart phones can cause serious health problems like headaches. Objective of study was to compare smart phone addiction and headache among male and female young adults. In this cross-sectional survey, data was collected through non-probability sampling technique from 400 adults of either gender aged between 18 to 35 years from Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Taxila. Data was collected via Smart phone 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 Smart Phone 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 of smart phone addiction in females and males.