Attitude and Perspective towards Text Neck Syndrome among University-going Students in Sialkot

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Text neck syndrome is a stressful injury caused by sustained head bending using smartphones. It usually starts with minor discomfort followed by sharp pain or stiffness in the neck. The primary goal of this study was to
determine the attitude and perspective towards text neck syndrome among university-going students in Sialkot. The secondary objective was to determine the level of neck disability among university-going students using NDI. A total number of 377 students of both gender with age 18-25 from various universities of Sialkot participated in this cross-sectional study from October 2021 to March 2022 and a non-probability convenient
sampling technique was employed. The questionnaire included sociodemographics, questions regarding text neck syndrome awareness and perspective, and the Neck Disability Index scale. Data were analyzed through SPSS-21. Out of 377 participants, 71.1% were female and 28.9% were male. Most of the students were between the age of 20-22 (n=209, 55.4%). The overall perspective on Text neck syndrome showed that 50.1%
have moderate knowledge, followed by 36.6%, and 12.7% have poor and moderate knowledge respectively. Although 51% had neck pain/discomfort, 49.3% had signs and symptoms less than 3 times/day and 41% used to
massage and relaxation techniques as relieving methods. This study concluded that the students had moderate knowledge regarding the overall perception of text neck syndrome showing a positive attitude and moderate
disability was observed among medical students.