Comparison of different types of interventions to improve mobile phone addiction among university students

Abstract

This study assessed the efficacy of four interventions for mobile phone addiction among university students through meta-analysis and network meta-analysis. Databases such as CNKI, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library and EMBASE were searched to collect randomised controlled trials of four interventions for mobile phone addiction in university students and to assess the effects of these interventions on mobile phone addiction in this population. The search was conducted from the beginning of the databases until 24 September 2024. Data were analysed using Revman 5.4 and Stata 17.0 software. All four interventions were statistically significant in reducing mobile phone addiction among university students compared to the non-intervention group (SMD = -2.27, 95% CI: -2.84, -1.70, p < 0.01). A network meta-analysis indicated that a sports intervention (Sucra = 87.3) was the most likely effective intervention for mobile phone addiction among university students.