Addiction-like Behavior Associated with Mobile Phone Usage among Medical Students in Delhi

Basu, Saurav; Garg, Suneela; Singh, Mongjam Meghachandra; Kohli, Charu

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“…Methodological heterogeneity arising from the different questionnaires used for assessment of mobile phone addiction precludes an accurate comparison with our study findings. [ 3 16 17 18 19 20 ]…”

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An institution-based study to assess the prevalence of Nomophobia and its related impact among medical students in Southern Haryana, India

Mengi

Singh

Gupta

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Inappropriate usage of mobile phones is very hazardous for school and college students as it results in poor academic performance due to the poor concentration during classes or lectures over use of mobile phones, accidents due to reduced concentration while driving, and poor social relations due to preference for mobile usage and avoiding nearby people. Aim: Considering the above facts, the present study was conducted with an aim to estimate the prevalence of nomophobia among students and interns of medical college and its negative impacts on their sleep quality, and academic performance. Methods: The present study was conducted at SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Nuh from November to December 2018 among 600 MBBS students and interns who were using mobile phones using a pretested, predesigned, and standardized questionnaire. Test results with P value less than 0.05 only were considered statistically significant. Results: Nearly two fifth of the study subjects (40.1%) were found to have nomophobic, with scores more than twenty-four. The Pearson's chi square analysis reflected that most of the academic performance variables such as decline in study habits and grades, reduced concentration, and coming late for classes have a statistically significant ( P = 0.000) association with nomophobe score. Conclusion: In conclusion, a significant burden of mobile phone addiction and a tendency for impaired control that compromises the health and wellness were prevalent in medical students. Measures need to be taken to address this challenge in view of the current era of growing information technology.

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“…However, Basu et al ., revealed that as such no statistically significant difference exist among young age individuals and other groups for nomophobia. [ 16 17 21 28 29 ]…”

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An institution-based study to assess the prevalence of Nomophobia and its related impact among medical students in Southern Haryana, India

Mengi

Singh

Gupta

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…Smartphone addiction is so prevalent that it is already considered to be like any other addiction to harmful substances. Therefore, it is a public health problem [9], which is why, because of the excessive use of this device [10] and the dependence that this technology generates [11], a new pathology known as nomophobia is emerging [12] and being cataloged as a clinical disorder [13].…”

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“…) due to the fact that the main object of study was not nomophobia (n = 14)[3,6,[8][9][10]21,[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57].…”

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Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

Rodríguez-García

Moreno-Guerrero

Belmonte

2020

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This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.

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“…8% in Anhui Province, China55 ; 39.9% in Delhi, India56 ; and 36.5% in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,57 with differences in gender). In the current study, the results are unclear whether smartphone addiction is a primary problem, a response to 1 or more subscales of medical student burnout, or a proxy for other issues.Paradoxically, the ubiquitous nature of smartphones may be exploited as a viable tool for intervention.…”

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Burnout, Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Smartphone Use: A Survey of Osteopathic Medical Students

Brubaker¹,

Beverly²

2020

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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Context: Burnout is a psychological syndrome that results from prolonged exposure to stressful work activities and includes 3 dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and low sense of personal accomplishment (PA). Burnout is a widespread problem in numerous professions but is particularly high among medical students, residents, and early-career physicians compared with college graduates of similar age. However, minimal research has addressed burnout in osteopathic medical students. Objective: To assess levels of burnout in osteopathic medical students and to examine the relationship among burnout, perceived stress, sleep quality, and smartphone use. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional study design and an anonymous, electronic questionnaire service to administer the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale-4, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version. Results: A total of 385 participants (mean [SD] age, 25 [2.4] years; 208 [54.0%] women; 286 [74.3%] white; 138 [35.8%] second-year osteopathic medical students [OMSs]) completed the survey. Of the 385 participants, 9 (2.3%) reported high EE, 67 (17.4) reported high DP, and 310 (80.5) reported a high level of low PA. When comparing dimensions of burnout by gender, only levels of PA differed by gender, with men reporting higher levels of burnout compared with women (χ 1 2 =5.2, P=.022). Further, levels of DP differed by year in medical school (χ 2 =17.3, P=.008), with posthoc comparisons showing differences between OMS I and OMS III (F=4.530, df=3, P=.004). Linear regression models showed that higher perceived stress (standardized β=0.5, P<.001), poorer sleep quality (standardized β=0.2, P=.001), and higher smartphone addiction scores (standardized β=0.1, P<.001) were associated with higher EE. Similarly, higher perceived stress (standardized β=0.2, P<.001), poorer sleep quality (standardized β=0.2, P=.001), and higher smartphone addiction scores (standardized β=0.2, P=.001) were associated with higher DP. Only higher perceived stress was associated with higher levels of low PA (standardized β=−0.4, P<.001). Conclusions: These findings suggest independent associations with EE, DP, perceived stress, sleep quality, and smartphone use. Additional research with a larger, more diverse sample is needed to confirm these findings. If confirmed, wellness interventions can be designed to target 2 modifiable factors: sleep quality and smartphone use.

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Addiction-like Behavior Associated with Mobile Phone Usage among Medical Students in Delhi

Cited by 66 publications

References 19 publications

An institution-based study to assess the prevalence of Nomophobia and its related impact among medical students in Southern Haryana, India

An institution-based study to assess the prevalence of Nomophobia and its related impact among medical students in Southern Haryana, India

Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

Burnout, Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Smartphone Use: A Survey of Osteopathic Medical Students

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