스마트폰 의존 정도와 개인위생 손 씻기 행동과 알레르기 질환 발생 위험도

초록

The purpose of this study was to verify the links between smartphone dependency and hand-washing behavior and the risks of developing asthma, allergic rhinitis, or atopic dermatitis. Data were obtained from 25,592 high school students using publicly available data generated by the 16th "Adolescent Health Behavior Survey". Students were divided into a smartphone dependency risk group and a normal group. Subjectively assessed health(p<.001) and happiness(p<.001) were good in the normal group. Generalized anxiety disorder had a higher anxiety symptom dependency in the risk group than in the normal group(p<.001). Past week soap-based hand washing habits, "Hand washing before eating at school(p<.001)", "Hand washing after going to the bathroom at school(p<.001)", "Hand washing before eating at home(p<.001)", "Hand washing after going to the bathroom at home(p<.001)", and "Hand washing at home after going out(p<.001)" showed students in the smartphone dependency group did not wash well. The group with high smartphone dependency had an OR of 1.354 for asthma, 1.107 for allergic rhinitis, and 1.116 for atopic dermatitis. Smartphone dependency has led to more isolation among adolescents, higher incidences of depression and generalized anxiety disorder, less involvement with personal and social activities, and poorer personal hygiene behaviors. Furthermore, the study suggests that proper hand-washing behavior can negatively impact the incidences of allergic diseases.

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