Research: Negative Impacts of Tech on Health & Public Campaigns

This research report investigates the negative impacts of computers, mobile phones, and tablets on people's health, focusing on psychological, physical, and mental well-being. It highlights issues such as eye strain, reduced physical strength, impaired locomotive skills, altered dietary habits, and increased adiposity. The report also addresses the psychological effects, including depression and social isolation, stemming from excessive device use. It recommends public health campaigns to raise awareness, promote mitigation strategies, and encourage physical activity. The report concludes that over-reliance on technology can lead to significant health problems, especially among children, and advocates for balanced technology use to foster better mental and physical health.

Research Paper
An investigation into the negative impacts of
computer, mobile phone, and tablet on health of
people

ABSTRACT
Main purpose of this report is to recognise the effective ways that would be applied by
public health campaign for overcoming the health problems faced by people due to over use of
computer, mobile phone, and tablet. Main findings of the current research are the use of tablet,
computer and mobile phones negatively impact on people’s Psychological, Physical and mental
health. It has been analysed that over uses of the all electronic devices have impacts on their
eyes, physical strength, locomotive skills, dietary habits, adiposity etc. Along with this,
depression is also the main effects of the uses of all things that turn to impacts on people’s
mental health as well as occurs across the lifespan. Main recommendations of the existing report
are increased awareness, mitigation and exercises etc. These are essential ways that are used by
public health campaign for mitigating all problems effectively.

Contents
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Background of the research paper...............................................................................................4
Aim of the report.........................................................................................................................4
FINDINGS.......................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Background of the research paper
Today’s, the use of computer, mobile phone, and tablet have negative impact on the health
of people. There are different negative effects of the use of electronic devices such as
psychological problem, physical health impact, psychological isolation and many others (Liu,
Jianghong, 2019). All these have negative impact on the mental health of people who have to use
computer, mobile phone, and tablet in daily basis. In order to overcome this, local council has to
play an important role to increase awareness about its negative effects among people or societies.
Aim of the report
Main aim of this research paper is to identify ways that would be used by public health
campaign for preventing the health issues faced by people because of over use of computer,
mobile phone, and tablet.

FINDINGS
Main point 1
Psychological effects
The explosion of technology in recent years has led the people
to use electronic devices as integral part of their lives. Physical
activities within child promotes their mental health and ability
to deal with certain circumstances as well. As in childhood
locomotive skills of child helps them to learn crawl, walk and
play. Besides this in adolescence physical strength helps them
in gaining coordination and mental development opportunities
as well. In this manner studies shows that using of mobile will
degrade mental performance of child which can cause them
minimise their diet and physical strength as well (Liu,
Jianghong and et al., 2019). On the other hand, another
psychological impact over psychological health of using
excessive electronic device is lesser sleep constraints. Sleep is
one of the major need of the body which leads the body to
stimulate various hormones and secret enzymes in appropriate
manner. Due to these reason children are not able to develop
their social interactions which leads them to develop lesser
involvement in class.
Reference used
Liu, Jianghong et al. 2019,
‘Prolonged mobile phone use
is associated with depressive
symptoms in Chinese
adolescents’ , Journal of
affective disorders, Vol.259,
p.128-134 , viewed 16 Aug
2021,

Main point 2
Physical effects
Studies have shown that depression is the common
consequences faced by children due to excessive use of mobile
phones and electronic gadgets. There are many risks which are
involved within using of mobile devices in higher manner and
prominent in this is depressions and minimised physical
growth. This has been observed that in current time children
are prone to use prolonged electronic devices due to which they
minimise their interactions with people and various physical
activities. On the other hand, insomnia is another negative
impact over children which leads them to develop such reason
due to opportunities of physical growth can be eliminated.
Reference used
Technostress, the negative
impact of technologies on
health: MEXICO HEALTH
(Report) 2017, , Madrid,
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Illustration 1: Use of electronic devices during the last hour
before bedtime among girls and boys in the youth

Main point 3
Psychological isolation
Psychological isolation is defined as the situation in which
people try to avoid social gatherings and interactions as well. In
this manner due to prolonged mobile phone usage children are
prone towards developing a habit of being alone. This is one of
the most dangerous situation which is seen in today's children
and leads them to face sleep deficit and minimised social
interactions. This situation is hazardous for adolescence and
could provide negative impact in their studies and future career
possibilities as well.
Reference used
Clinical and Psychological
effects on excessive
screen time on children.
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CONCLUSION
From the above gathered information it is summarised that explosion of technology has
made every age of group of people to depend upon different electronic devices such as
computers, laptops and mobile phones. In this report it has been found out that the over usage of
mobile phones and computers have led children to suffer with depression and many other
diseases. Another biggest problem has highlighted in this is that people are avoiding social
interactions and gatherings because usage of mobile phones has developed such habit mostly in
children. Hence, it could be said that over usage of mobile phone is one of the danger situations
among children.

RECOMMENDATIONS
From the above accumulated piece of information there are some recommendations that are
provided to public health campaign. Some of the recommendations are given below:
 Public health campaign should focus on creating awareness among people who are
constantly using their mobile phones, computers and tablets. These campaigns should
collect data that covers every negative impact of mobile phones on health. By creating
awareness among users of electronic gadgets the campaign must provide information
about different diseases and discomfort that can be experienced by people due to over
use of such devices.
 Public health campaign must work on providing basic meditation and exercises that
could be used by people for reducing the use of electronic devices and decrease the
negative impact on their eyes and health. The campaigns should offer time tables
according to the age group of people so that they can really understand the severity and
disadvantages of over using mobile phones and computers. These campaign should carry
out the disadvantages of electronic devices on health and focus on explaining them to
people.
 Public health campaign must work on providing real life examples to people so that they
could really understand the seriousness of using tablets, mobile phones and health. The
public campaign must target parents of teenagers and adults to make them aware about
cons of such devices because they are the people who are constantly over using mobile
phones and tablets and these devices are developing depressive behaviour among them.

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