ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2023
Prevalence of mobile phone addiction among medical students: a systematic review.
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- The effects of phone addiction on nursing students' health.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Gender differences in smartphone addiction, physical activity, and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A sex-specific difference in smartphone addiction, physical activity level, and cognitive functions among university students.AIMS public health · 2026Article
- Gender-specific differences in smartphone addiction, body image, eating disorders, and physical activity: a cross-sectional investigation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mobile Phone Addiction, Perceived Stress, and Morningness-Eveningness Preference in Nursing Students: A Computer-Simulated Network Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Interpretable analysis of smartphone addiction status and its associated factors among college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence of smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students in India- A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Social relations and cellphone addiction mediate the relationship between sleep and quality of life in medical students residing in dormitories.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mobile phone dependency and subclinical depressive-anxiety symptom co-occurrence in college students: a cross-lagged panel network analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Toward healthy behavior: fear of missing out, smartphone, social networking addiction, and life satisfaction among medical students at Tanta University, Egypt.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Mapping the links between problematic smartphone use, exercise procrastination, and self-control: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Mobile Phone Addiction, Interaction Anxiousness, and Eating Behavior in Nursing Students: A Moderation Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Mobile phone addiction and self-injury in adolescents with MDD: mediation by self-esteem and depression, and the failure of usage restrictions.BMC psychiatry · 2024Observational
- The Association of Smartphone Usage with Sleep Disturbances among Medical Students.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2024Article
- The effects of mobile phone dependence on athletic performance and its mechanisms.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The incidence and factors related to mobile phone addiction among Chinese medical students were analyzed through meta-analysis. Chinese literature databases (such as China Knowledge Network and VIP Information Resource System) and English literature databases (such as PubMed and Web of Science) were searched for cross-sectional studies on the incidence and factors related to mobile phone addiction, and the required data were extracted. Meta-analysis was performed using a random effects model with RevMan 5.3 statistical software, and publication bias was tested with Stata 12.0. A total of 20 studies were included, including 36,365 study subjects. Among them, there were 10,597 cases of mobile phone addiction with an incidence of 29.14%. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the combined OR values (95% CI) of the factors were: gender 1.070 (1.030-1.120), residence 1.118 (1.090-1.146), school type 1.280 (1.241-1.321), mobile phone use time 1.098 (1.068-1.129), sleep quality 1.280 (1.288-1.334), self-perception of learning 0.737 (0.710-0.767), and family relationship 0.821 (0.791-0.852). The study showed that being a male student from cities and towns, being at a vocational college, excessive use of mobile phones, and poor sleep quality were the risk factors for mobile phone addiction among medical students in China. Positive self-perception of learning and family relationships were protective factors, and more related factors are still controversial and need to be further explored and confirmed.
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