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Paulien Decorte1, Karolien Poels2, Cedric Vuye3
1Marketing and Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
PLOS digital health
|February 13, 2026
Resumen
Este estudio encontró que el uso del smartphone puede no interrumpir el sueño, y el uso en la cama incluso aumentó la duración del sueño. Los hábitos diarios estables influyen significativamente en el uso del smartphone y los patrones de sueño.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia del Sueño
- Ciencia Conductual
- Salud Digital
Sus antecedentes:
- El mal sueño es un problema de salud prevalente.
- El uso del smartphone a menudo se relaciona anecdóticamente con la interrupción del sueño, pero la evidencia empírica es inconsistente.
- Se necesitan datos longitudinales y objetivos y modelos estadísticos avanzados para comprender las complejas relaciones entre el sueño y el smartphone.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los efectos rezagados y recíprocos del sueño y el uso del smartphone dentro y entre personas.
- Abordar las limitaciones de la investigación previa mediante el uso de datos objetivos y longitudinales.
- Examinar cómo los hábitos diarios del smartphone influyen en los patrones de sueño.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron datos objetivos de iPhones y Apple Watches de 68 participantes durante 14 días.
- Se midió el sueño total, las duraciones de las etapas del sueño (REM, central, profundo), el uso total del smartphone y el uso del smartphone en la cama.
- Se emplearon dos Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales Dinámicas (DSEM) para analizar las relaciones rezagadas y recíprocas.
Principales resultados:
- Dentro de la persona: Un mayor uso total del smartphone condujo a un mayor uso del smartphone en la cama el mismo día, lo que a su vez se asoció con un mayor sueño general el mismo día.
- Entre personas: Las fuertes asociaciones día a día indicaron hábitos estables tanto para el uso del smartphone como para el sueño.
- Los hallazgos desafían la noción de los smartphones como disruptores directos del sueño, sugiriendo una relación más matizada.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio contradice la perspectiva común de los smartphones como disruptores del sueño.
- Los resultados resaltan el papel significativo de los hábitos establecidos en la relación entre el uso del smartphone y el sueño.
- Proporciona información empírica para recomendaciones de salud y políticas sobre el uso del smartphone y la higiene del sueño.
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