Notara Venetia, Vagka Elissavet, Gnardellis Charalampos, Lagiou Areti
Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Department of Animal Production, Fisheries ans Aquaculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Addict Health. 2021 Apr;13(2):120-136. doi: 10.22122/ahj.v13i2.309.
Nomophobia (No MObile PHone PhoBIA) refers to the worry or fear that individuals experience when they are without their mobile phone or they are unable to use it. The term was first coined in 2008 and it is considered a modern type of phobia. The aim of the present study was to retrieve and review the most relevant literature on the prevalence of nomophobia and its relationship with psychosocial and physical health among young adults.
A systematic literature review was conducted according the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) for original papers on the phenomenon of nomophobia in young adults using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) as the main measuring instrument. The literature was focused on the 3 main topics of prevalence and level of nomophobia, nomophobia and psychosocial effects, and nomophobia and physical health in young adults.
The initial literature corpus consisted of 370 articles of which 40 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. Nomophobia was observed among 15.2%-99.7% of the participants. Research findings indicated increased psychological, emotional, social, and physical side effects due to excessive smartphone use.
The excessive use of the smartphone is an emerging threat for social, mental, and physical health. There is an increased need for further research in this regard as it is evolving into an epidemic outbreak and concerns directly the field of public health.
无手机恐惧症（即没有手机或无法使用手机时个体所体验到的担忧或恐惧）。该术语于2008年首次被创造出来，被视为一种现代恐惧症类型。本研究的目的是检索和综述关于无手机恐惧症的患病率及其与年轻人心理社会和身体健康之间关系的最相关文献。
根据系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA），以无手机恐惧症问卷（NMP-Q）作为主要测量工具，对关于年轻人无手机恐惧症现象的原始论文进行系统文献综述。文献聚焦于无手机恐惧症的患病率和程度、无手机恐惧症与心理社会影响、以及无手机恐惧症与年轻人身体健康这3个主要主题。
最初的文献库包含370篇文章，其中40篇符合纳入标准并进行了详细分析。在15.2%-99.7%的参与者中观察到无手机恐惧症。研究结果表明，过度使用智能手机会增加心理、情绪、社交和身体方面的副作用。
过度使用智能手机对社会、心理和身体健康是一种新出现的威胁。由于这正演变成一种流行爆发且直接关乎公共卫生领域，因此在这方面进一步研究的需求日益增加。
