Prevalence of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis among smartphone users due to text messages in undergraduate students of Gujranwala.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of De Quervain's tensosynovitis among smart phone users caused by excessive text messaging in undergraduate students of Gujranwala. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Data was collected from different Institutes of Gujranwala City in the Institutes i.e. Elite College Gujranwala, Gujranwala Institute of Medical Sciences, Gujranwala Medical College, and Degree College Gujranwala. Period: 01-01-2022 to 30-06-2022. Methods: Institutes were selected by convenience sampling technique. 8 male and 12 female institutes were selected. The sample size at the time of study were 300. In this investigation, non-probability convenience sampling technique was used. Results: Results show that youngsters using smartphone frequently showed more positive result for Dequervain tenosynovitis (Finkelstein test p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: De Quervain's tenosynovitis is most prevalent among females. People with the age group of 20-21 are most effected as compared to the other age groups. Because of their repetitive usage of smartphone experiencing ache and weakness over the base of pollex or wrist. There seems to be a direct link among heavy text communications on a smartphone and prevalence of Dequervain tenosynovitis.