Problematic smartphone use as a modifiable factor in cervicogenic headache: Effects on pain, function, mood, and sleep
Clinical Rehabilitation, cilt.40, sa.8, ss.1120-1131, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/02692155261426638
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, SportDiscus, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Database (ProQuest)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1120-1131
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cervicogenic headache, neck disability, pain, problematic smartphone use, quality of life, sleep quality
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: To examine whether problematic smartphone use is associated with pain intensity, functional disability, emotional distress, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life in individuals with cervicogenic headache compared with healthy adults. Design: Case–control study. Setting: Outpatient clinics of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology at a university hospital. Participants: A total of 158 adults, including 78 individuals diagnosed with cervicogenic headache and 80 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Main measures: Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form, Headache Impact Test-6, Neck Disability Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Jenkins Sleep Scale, and Short Form-12 Health Survey. Results: Individuals with cervicogenic headache reported significantly higher levels of smartphone-related behavioural problems, headache impact, neck-related disability, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance than healthy controls (all p < 0.05). Physical and mental health-related quality of life scores were significantly lower in the cervicogenic headache group. Problematic smartphone use was positively associated with depressive symptoms (r = 0.224) and poor sleep quality (r = 0.369), and negatively associated with mental health-related quality of life (r = −0.277). Neck-related disability (β = 0.327) and mental health-related quality of life (β = 0.551) were independent predictors of problematic smartphone use, explaining 31% of the variance. Conclusions: Problematic smartphone use is associated with greater symptom burden, emotional distress, sleep problems, and reduced quality of life in individuals with cervicogenic headache. Smartphone-related behavioural patterns may represent a modifiable factor to be considered within comprehensive rehabilitation and lifestyle-based management strategies.