Mudgal Shiv K, Gupta Pratima, Gaur Rakhi, Varshney Saurabh, Patidar Vipin
College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2025 May;67(5):459-468. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_1132_24. Epub 2025 May 15.
A growing dependence on smartphones for social interactions and learning has raised concerns about the psychological consequences of excessive usage, and nomophobia is one such concern.
This review study and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence and severity of nomophobia among Indian medical students.
After a thorough search of the databases PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and EBSCO, the researchers found 77 studies. The processes of study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias evaluation were carried out by two independent reviewers. The statewise subgroups analysis was done, and heterogeneity was detected using sensitivity analysis using R programming. The study protocol is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024610302).
The analysis identified 24 studies with 7172 participants from diverse Indian states. The pooled prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe nomophobia among medical students was found to be 25% (95% CI: 21%-30%), 59% (95% CI: 54%-63%), and 14% (95% CI: 12%-17%), respectively. Subgroup analyses indicated notable differences in the severity of nomophobia, with West Bengal [84.82 (95% CI: 75.39-94.25)] and Uttarakhand [81.49 (95% CI: 78.29-84.69)] having the highest mean scores of nomophobia and Gujarat [60.00 (95% CI: 58.61-61.39)] having the lowest.
The results show that nomophobia is prevalent among Indian medical students, underscoring the need to implement support services for individuals struggling with technology addiction such as time management and mindfulness training.
对智能手机在社交互动和学习方面的依赖日益增加，引发了人们对过度使用手机所带来心理后果的担忧，无手机恐惧症便是其中之一。
本综述研究及荟萃分析旨在评估印度医学生中无手机恐惧症的患病率及严重程度。
在全面检索PubMed、Scopus、Embase和EBSCO数据库后，研究人员找到了77项研究。由两名独立评审员进行研究筛选、数据提取和偏倚风险评估过程。进行了按邦划分的亚组分析，并使用R编程通过敏感性分析检测异质性。该研究方案已在PROSPERO（CRD42024610302）注册。
分析确定了24项研究，涉及来自印度不同邦的7172名参与者。医学生中轻度、中度和重度无手机恐惧症的合并患病率分别为25%（95%置信区间：21%-30%）、59%（95%置信区间：54%-63%）和14%（95%置信区间：12%-17%）。亚组分析表明，无手机恐惧症的严重程度存在显著差异，西孟加拉邦[84.82（95%置信区间：75.39-94.25）]和北阿坎德邦[81.49（95%置信区间：78.29-84.69）]的无手机恐惧症平均得分最高，古吉拉特邦[60.00（95%置信区间：58.61-61.39）]得分最低。
结果表明，无手机恐惧症在印度医学生中普遍存在，这凸显了为那些在技术成瘾方面挣扎的个人实施支持服务的必要性，如时间管理和正念训练。
