Ahmed Sohel, Pokhrel Nikita, Roy Swastik, Samuel Asir John
Department of Sports Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed-to-be) University, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed-to-be) University, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Jan-Feb;61(1):77-80. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_361_18.
Smartphone addiction is known as nomophobia (NMP) which is a fear of not using mobile phone. More researches are available regarding NMP among the students of various professions. However, till date, to the best of our knowledge, there is no literature available on the impact of NMP on the academic performance among students pursuing physiotherapy course (SPPC).
To determine the impact of NMP among SPPC.
An online cross-sectional survey was conducted by using Google Form platform utilizing validated NMP questionnaires (NMP-Q). A self-reported questionnaire regarding demographic data, information regarding smartphone use, last academic performance, and presence of musculoskeletal disorders was collected. A total of 157 students participated in this survey. Google Form automatically analyzed the collected data.
The mean age of students was 22.2 ± 3.2 years; among them, 42.9% were male and 57.1% were female. Nearly 45% of students have been using smartphone for >5 years and 54% students have musculoskeletal disorders during their prolonged smartphone use. The mean NMP score with 95% confidence interval was 77.6 (72.96-82.15). There exists an inverse relation between the NMP scores (NMPS) and student's academic performance and no significant difference between NMP scores, = 0.152.
NMP among the SPPC have been established. There might be a negative impact between NMP and academic performance.
智能手机成瘾被称为无手机恐惧症(NMP),即害怕不使用手机。关于不同专业学生的无手机恐惧症已有更多研究。然而,据我们所知,迄今为止,尚无关于无手机恐惧症对攻读物理治疗课程学生(SPPC)学业成绩影响的文献。
确定无手机恐惧症对攻读物理治疗课程学生的影响。
使用谷歌表单平台,通过已验证的无手机恐惧症问卷(NMP-Q)进行在线横断面调查。收集了一份关于人口统计学数据、智能手机使用信息、上次学业成绩以及肌肉骨骼疾病情况的自填式问卷。共有157名学生参与了此次调查。谷歌表单自动分析收集到的数据。
学生的平均年龄为22.2±3.2岁;其中,42.9%为男性,57.1%为女性。近45%的学生使用智能手机超过5年,54%的学生在长时间使用智能手机期间患有肌肉骨骼疾病。无手机恐惧症平均得分及其95%置信区间为77.6(72.96 - 82.15)。无手机恐惧症得分(NMPS)与学生学业成绩之间存在负相关,且无手机恐惧症得分之间无显著差异,P = 0.152。
已证实攻读物理治疗课程学生存在无手机恐惧症。无手机恐惧症与学业成绩之间可能存在负面影响。