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Smartphone Addiction Among Technical Institute Nursing Students: Nomophobia and Health

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Smartphone addiction is a global widespread issue among young adults and it may have detrimental effects on their wellbeing. Aim of the study was to investigate smartphone addiction among technical institute nursing students: nomophobia and health. Subjects & Methods: Design: Descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The existing study was conducted in technical institute of nursing at Zagazig University. Sample: 360 students enrolled in the study. Tools: interview questionnaire, Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version, Nomophobia Questionnaire, Neck Disability Index and Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire. Results: The results showed that 15% of Female Nursing Students with experienced of smartphone addiction compared with 13.33% among the male and more than half (58.06%) of the studied sample had moderate level of nomophobia. The highest mean score domain in the Neck Disability Index was headache (1.61±1.44), 37.50% of the studied sample had moderate musculoskeletal discomfort and 35% of them complained of blurred vision. Ultimately, there were statistically significant positive correlations between smartphone addiction, nomophobia, neck disability, musculoskeletal discomfort and eye problems. Conclusion: Smartphone addiction affects negatively on nomophobia and health. Recommendation: Nursing intervention program about hazards of smartphone addiction and its effects on health.

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10.21608/asnj.2023.249916.1717

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Health, Nursing students, Nomophobia & Smartphone Addiction

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Asmaa

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Ali

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Ali Elsayed

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig, University, Egypt.

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asmaaaly@yahoo.com

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Gamalat

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Abd El-Ghany

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Mustafa

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

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gmmahmoud@zu.edu.eg

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Doaa

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Abd El-Razek

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kadry Mahmoud

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig, University, Egypt.

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d_x_kadry@yahoo.com

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12

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41

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45137

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2024-01-01

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2023-11-20

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2024-01-01

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17

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Smartphone Addiction Among Technical Institute Nursing Students: Nomophobia and Health

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24 Dec 2024