Effects of excessive use of mobile phone technology in India on human health during COVID-19 lockdown

Aruna Tyagi, Anoop Kumar Prasad and Dinesh Bhatia

Technology in Society, 2021, vol. 67, issue C

Abstract: The global health crisis in the form of COVID-19 has forced people to shift their routine activities into a remote environment with the help of technology. The outbreak of the COVID-19 has caused several organizations to be shut down and forced them to initiate work from home employing technology. Now more than ever, it's important for people and institutions to understand the impact of excessive use of mobile phone technology and electronic gadgets on human health, cognition, and behavior. It is important to understand their perspective and how individuals are coping with this challenge in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation is an effort to answer the research question: whether dependency on technology during lockdown has more effects on human health in comparison to normal times.

Keywords: Mobile phone technology; Health effects; COVID19 pandemic; EMF radiation; Lockdown (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101762

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