Background & Objectives: Excessive use of mobile phones has raised a great concern about adverse health effects on human health. The present study’s aim was to investigate the association of the usage of smartphones with cognitive function impairment in the Saudi adult population. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during September 2019 to January 2020. A total of 251 Saudi adults who were using mobile phones were recruited, and knowledge, attitude and practices were assessed by interview using a predesigned proforma. The?Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) tool was employed to assess the cognitive functions, comparison was made between daily mobile phone usage group and their correlated Montreal Cognitive Score (MOCA). Results: The mean age for 251 Saudi adult participants was 32.43±12.8 years. More than 80% of the participants used their mobile phone for more than two hours daily. About 61% of the participants were not aware of the side effect of the radiation generated from mobile phone. The participants showed a decrease in MOCA score with increased daily mobile phone usage (MOCA=26.8 for 2 hours with P25.5 for the groups that placed their mobile phone away from the pillow. Conclusions: Excessive use of mobile phones can cause cognitive function impairment. Strict policies must be implemented to control the use of smartphones in order to minimize the effects on mobile phone radiation on cognition. The media has to be on the forefront in educating the public about the proper usage of mobile phones. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2826 How to cite this:Al-khlaiwi TM, Habib SS, Meo SA, Alqhtani MS, Ogailan AA. The association of smart mobile phone usage with cognitive function impairment in Saudi adult population. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(7):---------.??doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2826 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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机译：背景与目标：过度使用手机对人类健康的不利健康影响提高了极大的关注。本研究的目的是调查智能手机使用与沙特成年人人口认知函数损害的协会。方法：2019年9月至2020年9月，沙特阿拉伯国王沙特大学医学院生理学横截面研究。招募了251名使用手机的沙特成人共有251名沙特阿拉伯。通过采访使用预测的形式评估知识，态度和实践。 ？蒙特利尔认知评估（MOCA）工具用于评估认知功能，在日常移动电话使用组和相关的蒙特利尔认知分数（MOCA）之间进行比较。结果：251名沙特成年人参与者的平均年龄为32.43±12.8岁。超过80％的参与者每天使用他们的手机超过两小时。大约61％的参与者不知道从手机产生的辐射的副作用。参与者在MOCA得分减少，每日移动电话使用量增加（MOCA = 26.8持续2小时，对于将其移动电话放在枕头上的群体。结论：过度使用手机可能导致认知功能障碍。必须实施严格的政策，以控制智能手机的使用，以最大限度地减少对认知手机辐射的影响。媒体必须是教育公众对移动电话的适当使用的最前沿。DOI：HTTPS：/ /doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2826如何引用这一点：al-khlaiwi tm，habib ss，meo sa，alqhtani ms，ogailan aa。智能手机用法与沙特成年人口认知函数损害的智能手机用途协会。 Pak J Med Sci。2020; 36（7）：---------。?? DOI：https：//doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.2826这是一个开放的访问文章分布下Creative Commons归因许可的条款（http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0），许可提供任何介质的使用，分配和再现，只要正确的工作被正确引用。
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