Helena Isabel Carvalho Marques

Mrs. Helena Isabel Carvalho Marques


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 April 2023 in Nursing Reports
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SSSofia de Sá
Sofia de Sá
ABAna Adelaide Manzaca Baião
Ana Adelaide Manzaca Baião
HMHelena Isabel Carvalho Marques
Helena Isabel Carvalho Marques
MMMaria do Céu Marques
Maria do Céu Marques
MRMaria José Reis
Maria José Reis
MCMarta Sofia Inácio Catarino
Marta Sofia Inácio Catarino
(1) Background: Sleep is considered to be a complex condition for human beings, with the aim of ensuring physical and psychological recovery. Technology, including the cell phone, is a tool for teenagers that ensures they are always available to interact, even at night. This study aims to understand the influence of the use of smartphones on adolescent sleep quality. (2) Methods: The guidelines proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute were followed. The search was conducted in October 2022 through the EBSCOhost platform, with access to the CINAHL Complete and Medline databases and through the b-On database. (3) Results: The use of electronic equipment plays an important role in adolescents’ lives. There is a negative relationship between the use of electronic equipment, such as smartphones, and sleep, for reducing both the quality and quantity of sleep. There is also a relationship between nighttime smartphone use, insufficient sleep, and mental health problems. (4) Conclusions: The use of new technologies at night causes a change in the behavior of adolescents with repercussions in terms of the quality of sleep and sleep duration and consequent well-being and performance during the day.