Volume 27, Issue 132, February 2023

The influence of smartphone addiction, social media addiction and sleep quality on satisfaction with life among health care professionals in Saudi Arabia

Ismail Abdouh¹, Khalid Talal Aboalshamat², Abdullah Muhammad Alzhrani³, Hatim Matooq Badri⁴, Baraa Sami Quronfulah⁵, Mahmoud Abdulrahman Mahmoud⁶, Mona Talal Rajeh⁷, Amal Mohammad Badawoud^8♦

¹Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia
²Preventive Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Occupational Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁵Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁶College of Medicine, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁷Department of Dental Public Health, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁸Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Current increased use of digital technology is not only modifying ways of living and communicating but is also changing social life and psychological well-being. In this study we aimed to assess the influence of smartphone addiction, social media addiction and sleep quality on life satisfaction among healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia. Participants completed anonymous and self-administered electronic questionnaire encompassing five sections: Demographic data, Smartphone (Application-Based Addiction Scale - SABAS), (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale - BSMAS), (Sleep Quality Scale - SQS) and (Satisfaction with Life Scale - SWLS). Out of 715 healthcare providers, 40.28% were male and 59.72% were female, with a mean age of 26 (± 8.56) years. Most participants were working as public healthcare providers (37.48%), dentists (25.31%), physicians (22.52%) and pharmacists (14.69%). Overall, 32.6% of participants were satisfied and/or extremely satisfied and 25.3% were dissatisfied and/or extremely dissatisfied. Although the results showed no strong association with smartphone addiction, social media addiction and sleep quality on satisfaction with life, this study highlights the need to raise awareness about the impact of modern lifestyles on psychological health and mental well-being among healthcare professionals.

Keywords: Addiction, Satisfaction with life, Sleep quality, Smartphone, Social media

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e112ms2824

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i132/e112ms2824

Published: 27 February 2023