Eli Jaffe, Anna Khalemsky, Michael Khalemsky
Game-related injuries in schools: a retrospective nationwide 6-year evaluation and implications for prevention policy
Israel journal of health policy research
previous studies predominantly focused smartphone overdependence among adolescents young adults however smartphone usage recently surged among south korean middleaged older adults risk smartphone overdependence cannot overlooked among population therefore study conducted examine smartphone usage pattern associated risk overdependence specific age group data individuals aged 50 older extracted dataset nationwide survey survey smartphone overdependence 2021 usage type smartphone content risk smartphone overdependence among individuals 50 60 investigated agegroupbased differences demographic characteristics smartphone overdependence scale scores selfawareness smartphone overdependence digital literacy psychosocial factors analyzed additionally multivariable logistic regression analysis conducted explore factors associated potentialtohigh risk smartphone overdependence age groups individuals 50s significantly higher digital literacy social relations life satisfaction smartphone overdependence scores 60s percentage individuals highrisk group also higher 50s age group age groups used content messenger news moviestvvideos whereas least used content elearning gambling adult content multivariable analysis indicated individuals 50s lower educational level associated significantly higher odds whereas job utilizing ecommercerelated contents smartphone associated significantly lower odds potentialtohigh risk smartphone overdependence concerning individuals 60s lower educational level using adult content gambling significantly associated higher odds potentialtohigh risk smartphone overdependence study reveals risk smartphone overdependence among middleaged older adults south korea well associated risk factors assist policymakers developing policies appropriate use smartphones age groups