PMID- 34195116
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220424
IS  - 2249-4863 (Print)
IS  - 2278-7135 (Electronic)
IS  - 2249-4863 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 5
DP  - 2021 May
TI  - Mobile phone use while driving: Prevalence, task management strategies, risk 
      perception and attitude among Qassim University students.
PG  - 1856-1862
LID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2351_20 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Globally, motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) cause around 1.35 million 
      deaths annually. Distracted driving, a risk factor for MVA, includes diversion of 
      attention from driving because of use of mobile phone. OBJECTIVES: The aim of 
      this study was to determine prevalence of mobile phone use and to explore task 
      management strategies, risk perception and attitude towards mobile phone use 
      while driving among Qassim University students. METHODS: An online 
      cross-sectional survey among 212 randomly selected medical (n = 83) and 
      engineering students (n = 129) of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, through 
      semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire, designed using Google forms. 
      The survey was conducted from February to March 2020. RESULTS: The overall 
      prevalence of mobile phone use while driving was 93.4% (medical students: 96.4%; 
      engineering students: 91.5%). Around 49.5% participants 'often' or 'always' used 
      mobile phone while driving. Among task management strategies, 169 (79.7%) 
      participants were 'likely' or 'very likely' to lower their driving speed while 90 
      (42.5%) were 'likely' or 'very likely' to increase control over the steering 
      while using mobile phone during driving. Regarding risk perception, 173 (81.6%) 
      participants thought that they were 'unlikely' or 'very unlikely' to have MVA on 
      looking at phone continuously for more than 2 s, and 185 (87.3%) participants 
      thought that they were 'unlikely' or 'very unlikely' to have MVA by texting or 
      browsing while driving. Thirty-six (17%) participants reported MVA because of 
      distraction by mobile phone use while driving. CONCLUSION: High prevalence of 
      mobile phone use during driving and low perceived risk of experiencing MVA 
      because of mobile phone use was found among Qassim University students. Creating 
      awareness on risks of mobile phone use while driving is recommended.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2021 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
FAU - Almansoor, Laila Abdulrahman
AU  - Almansoor LA
AD  - Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Jahan, Saulat
AU  - Jahan S
AD  - Research and Innovation Unit, Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, 
      Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210531
PL  - India
TA  - J Family Med Prim Care
JT  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
JID - 101610082
PMC - PMC8208204
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Mobile phone
OT  - Qassim
OT  - Saudi Arabia
OT  - risk perception
OT  - task management
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2021/07/02 06:00
MHDA- 2021/07/02 06:01
PMCR- 2021/05/01
CRDT- 2021/07/01 07:02
PHST- 2020/11/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/12/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/02/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/07/01 07:02 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/07/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/07/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - JFMPC-10-1856 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2351_20 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 May;10(5):1856-1862. doi: 
      10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2351_20. Epub 2021 May 31.