Severity of Mobile Phone and Internet Use Among B.SC. Nursing Students

Kumari, Arpita; D'souza, Melita Shiny; Dhar, Thiangmon; Alex, Soumya; Savitha,

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“…Result revealed that among 1824 participants, 563 (30.9%) were identified as a risk group for smartphone addiction and 1261 (69.1%) were classified as a normal user group according to their scores on the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale. 10 Our study concluded that majority of the adolescent students were prone to develop smartphone addiction.…”

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“…The personality dimensions, such as assertivesubmissive, depressive-non depressive, and emotional instability-emotional stability also had signifi cant association with smartphone addiction (p<0.05); and these dimensions were also found to be predictors along with duration of use on multivariate analysis. 7 In other study done by Ashwini dongre et al (2017) a cross sectional exploratory study to assess the prevalence of nomophobia among mobile phone users; to study the cell phone dependence pattern among adults; and to study the health effects of mobile phone usage. Study conclude that a higher proportion of males (82.91%) were dependent on mobile phone compared to females (31.25%).…”

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Study to Assess the Prevalence of Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents with Selected Demographic Variables

Arti¹,

Gusian²,

Gautam³

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Introduction:Adolescence is a time of moving from immaturity of childhood to maturity of adulthood. Technologies especially the mobile phone has considerably the new epidemic in century. It has become an essential part of the modern community and necessities in the people's lifestyle over the past decade and gained unparallel fame because it facilitates communication between individual and shortening distance, a good investment of time.Method: It was a Descriptivestudy conducted amongst 100 consented students of age 13-18yr of Gurugram schools. Data was collected through a self -structured questionnaire to assess the prevalence of mobile phone addiction among adolescents.Result: Prevalence of smartphone addictions shows majority 65% adolescent are at high to develop smartphone addiction, 26% are at mild level of addiction and remaining 9% are at severe level of addiction. The chi square association of prevalence of mobile phone addiction among adolescent with selected demographic variables (0.003) was found to be statistically significant with standard only, whereas showed know no statistically significant association with other demographic variables Conclusion: Study concludes that Prevalence of smartphone addictions shows majority 65% adolescent are at high risk to develop smartphone addiction, 26% are at mild level of addiction and remaining 9% are at severe level of addiction.

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Study to Assess the Prevalence of Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents with Selected Demographic Variables

Arti¹,

Gusian²,

Gautam³

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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“…18 In another study by Alosaimi et al 43% subjects agreed that, their sleeping hours decreased since they began using smartphones. 16 Above reports shows that there is a definite association between mobile phone dependence and sleep disturbances.…”

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“…Similar results were contributed by Kumari et al and Nikhita et al Now a days, there is trend of overprotection of children and small family norm. 16,17 This might be the reason for high prevalence of nomophobia in students of nuclear family.…”

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Nomophobia - mobile phone dependence, a study among students of a rural medical college

Myakal

Vedpathak

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Nomophobia literally means ‘no mobile phobia’ that is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. People experience symptoms of withdrawal when they are away from mobile phones. To address this problem and create awareness among medical students the present study was planned. Objectives of this study were 1)To assess prevalence of nomophobia among medical students 2) To assess pattern of mobile phone usage. 3) To know health related consequences of nomophobiaMethods: This college based cross sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students of SRTR Government Medical College, Ambajogai. All undergraduate students from 1st MBBS to final MBBS were enrolled in the study. Data was collected from a total of 346 medical students with a predesigned pretested questionnaire. “test of mobile phone dependence” (TMD Brief) was used to assess nomophobia. TMD brief scale was designed and validated by Chóliz et al. According to scores, medical students scoring 30-60 were labeled as having nomophobia. Data was analyzed using Epi info 7 Software.Results: The prevalence of nomophobia was 71.39%, which was more among males (73%) compared to females (69.94%). ‘Disturbance of sleep’ (41.33%) was most common symptom experienced due to mobile phone dependence. Study participants belonging to nuclear family, 3rd year MBBS batch, age group of 20-22 years and students spending Rs. >400/month on mobile phones were significantly associated with nomophobia.Conclusions: The present study has reported prevalence of nomophobia as 71.39% among undergraduate medical students which is very high. Now a day’s nomophobia is an alarming issue and it should be addressed on priority basis.

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“…The 'r' value (r=0.610, p=≤0.001) showed that there's a positive relationship between use. [5] A study was conducted by Shailesh Rai et al 2014 on the Effect of excessive use of smartphones among 300 professional college-going students Indore India. Results the maximum students used smartphones around 4 hours daily the most use if smartphones for communication and social networking.…”

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Smartphone Usage and Its Addiction among Undergraduate Nursing Students

2020

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Introduction:The mobile phone is becoming an integral part of students concerning managing the critical situation and maintaining a social relationship. This behavior may reduce thinking capabilities, affect Cognitive function. The sciences of Smartphone addiction are constantly checking the phone for no reason, feeling anxious, or restless without the phone, waking up in the middle of the night to check the mobile and communication update, delay in academic performance as a result of prolonged phone activities and distracted with smartphone applications.Aim: Most of the global population, especially college and university students uses a Smartphone. Due to its wide range of applications, while beneficial in numerous ways, Smartphone has disadvantages such as a reduction in academic performance, psychological addiction. Materials and Methods:In the present study, a Quantitative Research approach is used. The sample comprised of 100 students, consisting of both male and female students. The convenient sample technique was used to collect the data from Students. Students were requested to fill a specially designed, self-Administered, questionnaire which comprised the Socio-demographic characteristics, Frequency and pattern of mobile-phone usage, questions related to physical behavior, psycho-social behavior. Regarding their health, they were asked whether they felt eye pain, thumb pain, a backache, neck pain and tiredness, and total time spent on a mobile phone.Results: 73% of the students aged 18-21 years, 23% of them had age 22-25 Years and 4% of them had age 26-29 years.98% of them had prepaid SIM card, and 2% of them had postpaid SIM.97% of them had the android, and 3% of them had IOS. 96% of them responded, that excessive use of the mobile phone can cause harm to health. All of them play PUBG on their Phone. 61% of them were using the mobile up for to 6 hours, 31% of them were using the mobile for 7-12 hours, 2% of them were using the mobile for 13-18 hours and 6% of them were using mobile for 19-24 hours. Majority of 79% of students used both internet and talk-time plan, 17% of them had internet plan and 4% of them use only the talk-time plan. The majority of 77% of them feel that the use of a mobile phone affects the students in their academic performances. 38% of them use a mobile-phone while lecture going in the class.48% of them often feel that your phone is vibrating, even when it is not.96% of them responded that excessive use of the mobile phone can cause harm to health.11% of them had pain in the thumb. 9% of them had a backache after long time use of the mobile phone, 35% of them have a headache and 56% of them had pain in eyes after having used the mobile phone for a long time. Conclusion:Addiction of Smartphone among students has seen that its effect on academic performance and 77% of them feel that the use of the mobile phone affects physical behavior.

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Severity of Mobile Phone and Internet Use Among B.SC. Nursing Students

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Study to Assess the Prevalence of Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents with Selected Demographic Variables

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