Level of Smartphone Addiction, Sleep Quality and Affecting Factors in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: This research was conducted to determine the smartphone addiction levels, sleep quality and affecting factors of midwifery students studying at a state university. Material and Methods: The population of the cross-sectional study consisted of 296 students attending the midwifery department of a state university in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. Purposive sampling method was used in this study. All of the students in the population were included in the study and the study was completed with 247 students. The response rate was 83.4%. Data collection tools were as follows: the personal information form, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form (SAS-SF) and tools Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used. Results: Their mean age was 20.91±1.42 years. The mean scores the students obtained from the overall SAS-SF and PSQI were 31.57±11.27 (minimum: 10, maximum: 60) and 7.64±2.68 (minimum: 3, maximum: 17) respectively. While the participating students' smartphone addiction was at a moderate level, their sleep quality was at a poor level. There was a positive and significant correlation between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep Quality. Conclusion: Trainings and interventional studies can be conducted to reduce the time spent using smartphones and improve sleep quality among university students.