Observational studyActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2021
Nomophobia in healthcare: an observational study between nurses and students.
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- Nomophobia in Nursing Students: Psychological, Academic, and Clinical Impacts-An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessment Tools and Psychosocial Consequences of Smartphone Addiction in Nursing Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The association between sociodemographic determinants and nomophobia among physiotherapists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The hidden costs of nomophobia: associations with sleep, diet, anxiety, alcohol consumption, and lifestyle patterns among nursing students.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Exploring risk factors and determinants: A scoping review of factors associated with nomophobia.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- [Analysis of the interruptions generated by the use of smartphones among Primary Care Health professionals].Atencion primaria · 2024Article
- Hooked on technology: examining the co-occurrence of nomophobia and impulsive sensation seeking among nursing students.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Association with Academic Performance Among Physiotherapy Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross- Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimThe abuse of technical devices can be considered a form of addiction that is defined in current literature as Nomophobia. The phenomenon appears to be quite widespread among nurses and nursing students, and nomophobic behaviours of professionals can lead to a reduction in the quality of the care provided. The aim of this study is to investigate the situation in a University and in a hospital in northern Italy and evaluate the levels of nomophobia among nurses and students.
methodsAn observational study was conducted with a questionnaire using a sample of nursing students and nurses. Both of the studies had the common goal of investigating the levels of nomophobia and evaluate the comparison between the two groups.
resultsIn general, neither nurses nor students seem to demonstrate nomophobia's critical levels. The comparison of the daily use of the smartphone between nurses and students shows that the frequent use of students is balanced by the nurses' daily trend line that progressively decreases. Both nurses and students affirm to use their smartphones at work with a certain frequency although, especially among the students, it is usually for appropriate and justified reasons.
conclusionsIt is necessary to consider the development of an educational project that regulates the use of smartphones, explaining the meaning of nomophobia, right from the first year of the University experience so as to correctly address the students' (and future professionals') behaviours to make them aware of the misuse of mobile phones, especially in the clinical setting that can easily cause distractions and consequently irreversible errors.
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