Impact of smartphone usage on academic performance of undergraduate medical college.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of smartphone usage on the academic performance of the students of Sahiwal Medical College. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Physiology, Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal. Period: 24^th May to 25^th July 2022. Material & Methods: and a validated questionnaire was shared among the 114 undergraduate students of 1^st and 2^nd year MBBS of Sahiwal Medical College. Results: Our study involved 114 participants of age between 18-20 years. The majority of the participants were females (78.4%) and the duration of smartphone usage of most students was between two to six hours per day (66.7%). No statistical significance was found between the usage of smartphones and the academic performance of students. Conclusion: There is no association between smartphone usage and the academic performance of undergraduate medical students.