Level of nomophobia in Cuban university students
Abstract
Introduction: Nomophobia defines the feeling of nervousness, discomfort, anxiety or irrational fear for not having a cell phone or a computer in a given time. It has been studied in various countries showing worrying levels in terms of prevalence and risk of suffering from it.
Objective: To analyze the negative influence of the use of Smartphones and the Internet on Medical Sciences students, applying the Spanish version of the International Nomophobia Questionnaire.
Methods: Non-observational descriptive cross-sectional research was carried out in Cuban medical science students, in the period between July and August 2021. With a sample of 713 university students. The 20-question questionnaire was applied through Google Forms.
Results: It was possible to gather criteria from all the provinces of the country, the Eastern region was the most represented. Females represented the majority (70.8%). For the nomophobia criteria, the results prevailed for the moderate degree (51.5%); only 6.9% of the participants manifested severe nomophobia. The correlation between experience in using mobile phones and levels of nomophobia was evaluated.
Conclusions: The excessive use of the Smartphone has gradually acquired epidemiological importance; it was found that as the years of use increase, the level is directly proportional, conditioned, mainly, to its role in daily activities. The entire sample demonstrated some degree of nomophobia, so this is not an absent secess in our society.
DeCS: TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION; INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER; SMARTPHONE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR.
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