Prevalence of Ringing Delusion among Mobile Phone Users

作     者：Neeraj Kumar Raees A. Khan 

作者机构：Department of Computer Science and Engineering Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Lucknow India 

出 版 物：《E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks》 (远程医疗系统和网络（英文）)

年 卷 期：2012年第1卷第4期

页      面：37-42页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Extensive User Mobile Phone Ringing Delusion Survey Study Questionnaire Sensitivity 

摘      要：The exponential application of mobile technology has led to a concern about implications of electromagnetic radiation on human health. As we are aware that mobile phone radiates EMR when users communicate to others and that time subscribers of the device are regularly exposed nearby 40% - 50% of total mobile irradiation. We analyzed the risk of Ringing Delusion among normal users, moderate users and heavy users when compared to low users. Although the Ringing Delusion has not been added in medical terminology but we found frequently such kind of symptoms among mobile phone users. Ringing Delusion may be considered as an imagination of ringing voice from cellular phone. The risk was also compared between urban and rural, male and female and adult and children population. The information was gathered through well designed questionnaires for cellular user’s demographic and social characteristics, adopted safety measures and calling duration. Prevalence of “Ringing Delusion among rural users was higher than the urban users. A trend for the risk was also observed in male users in comparison to female. Study may support innovators to re-examine health effects of mobile phones.