Text Neck Epidemic: a Growing Problem for Smart Phone Users in Thailand
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2015-12
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eng
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application/pdf
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6 pages
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The Twelfth International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Society, 11-12 December 2015, Thailand
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Text Neck Epidemic: a Growing Problem for Smart Phone Users in Thailand
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This research study examined the
rapid changes in computer user behavior
among Thai internet users, and analyzed
differences in the computer health risk
between desktop users and mobile device
users. The emphasis is on “Text Neck”
which has become a global epidemic
affecting millions of people of all ages using
various computer devices. The purpose of
this study was to consider the incidence and
relationship between health problems, and
Thai Internet users’ behavior on computer
and smart devices. The main research
instrument was an internet-based survey
which yielded 642 responses. The research
findings reflected that the text neck health
problem in Thailand is growing. This
survey found that the smart phone device
was the most popular computer application
rather than desktop computers as almost
two thirds of Thais always have their smart
phones with them. The research isolated
other behaviors of Thai computer users that
contribute to health problems as the survey
found that almost two thirds of respondents
never wear glasses to protect their eyes
from the blue light that emanates from
computer screens (64.33%). Almost one
third of participants continuously worked
on the computer without a break (30.84%).
On occasions, 62.3 percent of users
experienced pain in the neck and/or
shoulder regions when working on the
computer.