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Trial reportFrontiers in public health2020

An Experimental Study of Effects of Media Implication on Self-Report Symptoms Related With MP Use.

Peng Gao, Fei-Zhou Zheng, Min-Di He, Min Li, Ping Deng, Zhou Zhou, Zheng-Ping Yu, Lei Zhang

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Trial report in Frontiers in public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peng GaoDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Fei-Zhou ZhengGeneral Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, China.
Min-Di HeDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Min LiDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ping DengDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhou ZhouDepartment of Environmental Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zheng-Ping YuDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Occupational Health, Key Laboratory of Medical Protection for Electromagnetic Radiation, Ministry of Education, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNGeneral Hospital of Central Theater Command

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Along with gradually increases in mobile phone (MP) use, the mass media has played a vital role in informing the public regarding the potential health hazards of MP use. These media warnings have prompted public worries about health. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of media warnings about the possible health hazards of MP use on self-reported symptoms. Participants were 703 undergraduate students who volunteered to take part in an experimental study between August 2013 and July 2015. After completing baseline questionnaires containing information on demographics, MP usage and possible confounding variables, the participants were randomly clustered assigned to a video treatment group (watching a 5-min video about the possible health hazards of MP use) or a control group. Then, they completed another set of questionnaires containing 6 self-reported physical symptoms and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chi-squared tests, Mann-Whitney

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Cell PhoneCell Phone UseAnxietyElectromagnetic FieldsHumansSelf Reportdepressionhealth effectmedia implicationmobile phone usephysical symptoms

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PMID32478030
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