Sheikh Bashar W, Hariri Nahla H, Alqahtani Muath A, Aljabri Abdulkarim A, Eterji Abdullah S, Almutawa Saud M, Aljohani Rahaf M, Metair Sultan A, Rawas Tala A, Bawahab Nizar S, Alhejaili Alaa J
College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24375, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care for Pilgrims, Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah 24375, Saudi Arabia.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2024 May 31;20:e17450179311620. doi: 10.2174/0117450179311620240508105100. eCollection 2024.
Nomophobia is a public health issue that involves the fear of being without a mobile phone. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of nomophobia and its relation to psychological factors, including depression and insomnia, among the general population in Makkah Province and Al-Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia.
This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted and data were obtained through a self-administered online questionnaire using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) for depression, the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).
A total of 1022 participants completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of nomophobia was 96.7%. Moderate nomophobia was prevalent (47.8%). Based on the PHQ-2, possible depression was identified in 47.3% of the respondents. 37.1% had sub-threshold insomnia. In terms of personal psychiatric history, the most common mental disorders in the participants included generalized anxiety disorder (9.9%) and major depressive disorder (9.7%). 61.6% of them used mobile devices for more than four hours per day.
Nomophobia is prevalent in the Makkah and Al-Madinah provinces in Saudi Arabia. The risk of nomophobia was significantly higher for participants who spent more hours using mobile devices, those with possible depression, and those having irritable bowel syndrome.
无手机恐惧症是一个公共卫生问题，涉及对没有手机的恐惧。该研究旨在估计沙特阿拉伯麦加省和麦地那省普通人群中无手机恐惧症的患病率及其与包括抑郁和失眠在内的心理因素的关系。
开展了这项分析性横断面研究，并通过一份自填式在线问卷获取数据，该问卷使用患者健康问卷-2（PHQ-2）评估抑郁，使用无手机恐惧症问卷（NMP-Q）和失眠严重程度指数（ISI）。
共有1022名参与者完成了问卷。无手机恐惧症的患病率为96.7%。中度无手机恐惧症较为普遍（47.8%）。根据PHQ-2，47.3%的受访者被确定可能患有抑郁症。37.1%的人有亚阈值失眠。就个人精神病史而言，参与者中最常见的精神障碍包括广泛性焦虑症（9.9%）和重度抑郁症（9.7%）。61.6%的人每天使用移动设备超过四小时。
无手机恐惧症在沙特阿拉伯的麦加和麦地那省普遍存在。对于每天使用移动设备时间更长、可能患有抑郁症以及患有肠易激综合征的参与者，无手机恐惧症的风险显著更高。
