Digital Detox Strategies and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of Why, Where, and How

Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Excessive use of social media (SM) platforms and digital technology (DT), often driven by habitual scrolling due to adaptive feed experiences, has been linked anxiety, sleep disturbances, obsessive-compulsive behaviors while also exacerbating mental health concerns. Yet, the role "digital detox", defined as a voluntary reduction or temporary cessation device use, remains only partially understood both clinical lifestyle intervention. This comprehensive scoping review was conducted consolidate existing research on detox interventions evaluate contextual factors that may influence their effectiveness for well-being. A targeted keyword search detox" in PubMed database December 12, 2024, yielding 34 initial results. followed approach recommended Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses Extension Scoping (PRISMA-ScR) identify, screen, extract evidence from relevant studies per pre-specified inclusion criteria. total 14 were found eligible, data these references (totaling 640 citations) extracted synthesized. Our findings suggest alleviate depression problematic internet individuals with higher baseline symptom severity appear derive benefits. However, impact broader outcomes such life satisfaction overall well-being variable. Divergent intervention approaches, ranging short-term SM abstinence sustained, moderate restrictions individual differences symptoms, coping styles, environmental pressures, support systems, contribute different across various systematic reviews. Overall, age, gender, health, range duration DT usage prior are key variables determine interventions. Tailored moderation, aligned each individual's developmental stage, academic needs, greater benefits among younger populations, particularly adolescents young adults, mindful regulated is especially advantageous female populations. other populations could benefit, provided address self-regulation challenges specific adult lifestyles. Given growing global prevalence smartphone (PSU) its documented comorbidity psychiatric disorders, strategies have potential be integrated into recommendations policy initiatives. framework assessing quality long-term essential.

Language: Английский

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of preschoolers: A parental guide

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(4), P. e14332 - e14332

Published: March 21, 2023

Unexpected changes brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have affected humans worldwide. This review attempts to address major parental concerns development of preschool-aged children during pandemic from perspectives neuropsychology, consultation, and motor for preschoolers aged 2–5 years.MethodsA total 273 articles including original data, articles, national regional perspectives, government websites, commentaries were considered in this review, which 117 manuscripts excluded because they unrelated children, adolescents, or COVID -19 pandemic/upper respiratory infections. A 156 included after reading abstract entire article.ResultsTelehealth could be an effective tool addressing cognitive emotional challenges that arise pandemic. Online consultations are highlighted nutritional guidelines overcome problems parents face when caring difficult times. Outdoor activities using sanitisers, proper cleanliness, following standard operating procedures recommended. Parental preoccupation with media should avoided. Interpretation: Many show delays reaching their developmental milestones, has increased parents' concerns, as access practitioners is limited. Therefore, encouraged undergo neuropsychological whenever necessary. study emphasises important strategies ensure children's minimally while staying confined environment homes. serves a new guide parents, raise young normal. Parents basic yearly physical, neuropsychological, nutritional, speech checkups.

Language: Английский

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The development and validation of digital amnesia scale

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(22), P. 19594 - 19603

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Prevalence of Somatic Symptom Disorder in Students of Tertiary Educational Institutes in Pakistan and Its Correlation With Academic Performance and Sleep Quality

Chronobiology in Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 54 - 61

Published: June 28, 2024

Objective: Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a characterized by several somatic symptoms without medical explanation. SSD has been burden on healthcare for ages and its awareness not widespread among the professionals or population. This study aims to find out prevalence of university students in Pakistan whether it affecting their academic performance sleep quality. Methods: It an observational conducted June 2023. A sample size 381 participants was used. Patient Health Questionnaire-15 used as diagnosis, Academic Performance Scale measuring performance, Functional Outcome Sleep Questionnaire rating SPSS software 27.0 statistical tool analysis using descriptive statistic tests like frequency, chi-square, crosstabs. Results: The found 48.8% Pakistani students, with higher rates females (65.6%), no age-related correlation (p=0.341). Furthermore, relation between significant (p<0.001), whereas quality unaffected (p=0.281). Conclusion: frequency approximately Pakistan. high recorded negatively affect more prevalent than males. However, related age does cause any disturbance. Future studies should focus risk factors better treatment plans effective control this disorder.

Language: Английский

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Digital Amnesia: The Erosion of Memory

Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 544 - 553

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

Digital amnesia is a condition in which our memory capacity decreases as result of changes habits accessing and storing information with the many features modern digital devices internet. When people think that easily accessible on Internet, they prefer to store rather than remember it. This situation leads weakening in-depth processing critical thinking skills due ease access immediate availability responses. In particular, fact students young adults rely taking notes negatively affects their learning processes. Neuroscience research suggests constant flow may lead structural functional brain regions associated attention memory. These include cognitive effects such distraction reduced functions resulting from intensive use devices. also has social psychological effects. Continuous reduces face-to-face communication weakens interactions. Increased screen time expectation instant problems impatience, distraction, sleep stress. conclusion, detox, management by limiting time, hygiene are important minimize negative excessive protect health. Strategies exercises activities solving puzzles reading books, physical note-taking planning, more interactions increasing activity have health protection. It suggested raise public awareness through trainings concept amnesia, its prevention strategies.

Language: Английский

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A Comparative Study on the Cognitive Functions and Psychological Factors Associated with Google Effect among College Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(04)

Published: Nov. 19, 2023

The usage of digital gadgets for academic purposes has increased significantly after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Google Effect is also known as Digital Amnesia which can be stated tendency to forget what being read on a gadget believing that they refer it whenever are in need it. College students were recruited through purposive sampling and screened based checklist was developed study validated by experts field psychiatry, neurology clinical psychology. Cognitive functions assessed using subtests Weschler’s Memory Scale-lll. DASS-21 used measure features depression, anxiety stress EIS find difference emotional intelligence, t-test analyze significant between two groups. Findings indicates who had shown impairment cognitive tests memory learning compared group without along with higher scores lower intelligence. This implies bring awareness interventions limiting dependence devices.

Language: Английский

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