Research Education Survey Smartphones and Health By RE P Group 3!

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Background 1 Are you male or female: 1.Male 2.Female

Background 2 What is your age: years old years old years old years old 5.Above 60 years old

Background 3 What do you work as in RI: 1.Teaching staff 2.Estate Department 3.Construction for the boarding complex 4.Construction for any other places 5.Cleaners and Gardeners 6.Shopholders (Canteen, Bookshop, etc.) 7.Others (please specify)

Background 4a What type of smartphone OS do you have: 1.Apple 2.Blackberry 3.Android 4.Symbian (or any other Nokia OS) 5.Windows 6.Others (please specify)

Background 4b What type of smartphone do you have: 1.Apple 2.Blackberry 3.HTC 4.LG 5.Nokia 6.Others (please specify)

Question 1 How often do you use your smartphone per week: 1.Less than 2hrs hrs hrs 4.More than 10 hrs

Question 2 On a scale of 1(always) to 10 (never), please indicate how you use your smartphone: 1.Business-related activities (work) 2.Family-related activities 3.Personal Activities 4.Entertainment 5.Others (please specify)

Question 3a How do you use your smartphone for health purposes (you may select more than one): 1.Exercise tracking apps (eg: Nike+iPod) 2.Exercise tutorial apps 3.Health tracking apps (for medical conditions) 4.Apps on health tips (eg: MobileReference) 5.Apps for medical appointments 6.Others (please specify)

Question 3b How do your friend(s) use their smartphones for health purposes (you may select more than one): 1.Exercise tracking apps (eg: Nike+iPod) 2.Exercise tutorial apps 3.Health tracking apps (for medical conditions) 4.Apps on health tips (eg: MobileReference) 5.Apps for medical appointments 6.Others (please specify)

Question 3c How do your family physician(s) or doctors use their smartphones for health purposes (you may select more than one): 1.Health tracking apps (to track your health) 2.Medicinal apps (for medicinal specifications) 3.Health tips apps 4.Others (please specify)

Question 4a Do you use social networking on smartphones: 1.Yes (move to 4b) 2.No (move to 4c)

Question 4b (skip 4c) What psychological effects does social networking have on you (you may select more than one)? Please elaborate: 1.More relaxed 2.More happy 3.More relieved 4.More stressed 5.More confusion 6.More anger 7.Others (please specify)

Question 4c (skip 4b) Are there any effects on you when you do not use social networking (you may select more than one)? Please elaborate: 1.Less troubles 2.More troubles 3.Misunderstandings 4.Left as an outcast 5.Better relationships 6.Less conflict 7.Others (please specify)

Question 5 How has your smartphone affected your work life psychologically (you may select more than one)? Please elaborate / give examples: 1.More workload 2.Less workload 3.Easier work 4.Harder work 5.Others (please specify)

Question 6a How has your health been affected since you owned a smartphone: 1.Improved 2.No difference 3.Declined

Question 6b What have you done using your smartphone which has improved your health: Elaboration:

Question 6c What have you done using your smartphone which has been detrimental to your health: Elaboration:

Question 7a How effective do you think these apps are in spreading health awareness in the population? Please elaborate: 1.Very effective 2.Effective 3.Not effective 4.Not even a dent of one micron (a very minuscule length of a millionth of a metre)! Elaboration:

Question 7b What do you think the government or app creators or any related authority should actually do (“no comments” or anything similar is not an answer): Elaboration:

Question 8a How do you use your smartphone for entertainment? (Rank the following from 1 – 4, 1 being the most used and 4 the least.) 1.Listen to music. 2.Watch videos. 3.Play games. 4.Others: __________

Question 8b Do you have myopia? 1.Yes. 2.No.

Question 8c Do you think that the size of the smartphone’s screen is too small and do you think it causes myopia 1.The screen is too small and it causes myopia. 2.The screen is too small but it doesn’t cause myopia. 3.The screen is reasonably big but it causes myopia. 4.The screen is reasonably big and does not cause myopia.

Thank You! By RE P Group 3! 谢谢 ! Terima Kasih! நன்றி ! शुक्रिया ! Merci! Danke schön! ありがとう !! شكرا