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Development, Content Validation, and Feasibility of Yoga Module for Smartphone Addiction
Advances in Mind-Body Medicine
|June 22, 2022
Summary
This study developed and validated a yoga module to treat smartphone addiction, showing promising results in reducing symptoms. Further clinical trials are recommended to confirm its efficacy in improving biopsychosocial well-being.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health
- Behavioral Science
- Integrative Medicine
Background:
- Smartphone addiction is a growing concern with limited treatment options.
- Yoga is recognized for its therapeutic benefits in psychiatric conditions and addiction.
- A validated yoga intervention specifically for smartphone addiction is currently lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a yoga-based intervention for smartphone addiction.
- To validate this module with yoga experts.
- To assess the module's feasibility and efficacy in young adolescents for enhanced biopsychosocial well-being.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of ancient yoga texts and modern research to create the intervention.
- Content validation by 15 experienced yoga experts using Lawshe's formula (CVR).
- A pilot study with 22 engineering students in Bengaluru to test feasibility and efficacy, measuring addiction, impulsiveness, sleep, mindfulness, self-regulation, and general health.
Main Results:
- A yoga module comprising 26 of 35 items (74.28%) was finalized after expert modifications.
- The module achieved a good content validity index (0.74).
- Significant reductions in symptom scores were observed after a six-week yoga intervention.
Conclusions:
- A yoga module for smartphone addiction has been successfully developed, validated, and found feasible.
- The module shows potential for reducing symptoms associated with smartphone addiction.
- Future research should involve randomized controlled trials to establish definitive efficacy.
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