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Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Nomophobia has been highly prevalent among health discipline students. However, there is no available data on the prevalence of nomophobia among respiratory therapy (RT) students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) was conducted a...

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Autores principales: Aldhahir, Abdulelah M, Bintalib, Heba M, Siraj, Rayan A, Alqahtani, Jaber S, Alqarni, Omar A, Alqarni, Abdullah A, Alghamdi, Hanin S, Alyami, Mohammed M, Naser, Abdallah Y, Fatani, Alaa I, Alwafi, Hassan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10029368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36960416
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S404898
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author Aldhahir, Abdulelah M
Bintalib, Heba M
Siraj, Rayan A
Alqahtani, Jaber S
Alqarni, Omar A
Alqarni, Abdullah A
Alghamdi, Hanin S
Alyami, Mohammed M
Naser, Abdallah Y
Fatani, Alaa I
Alwafi, Hassan
author_facet Aldhahir, Abdulelah M
Bintalib, Heba M
Siraj, Rayan A
Alqahtani, Jaber S
Alqarni, Omar A
Alqarni, Abdullah A
Alghamdi, Hanin S
Alyami, Mohammed M
Naser, Abdallah Y
Fatani, Alaa I
Alwafi, Hassan
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description BACKGROUND: Nomophobia has been highly prevalent among health discipline students. However, there is no available data on the prevalence of nomophobia among respiratory therapy (RT) students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) was conducted and distributed using a convenience sample of RT students through an online platform (Survey Monkey) between September and November 2022. RESULTS: Overall, 1428 RT students, with males accounting for 773 (54%), responded to the online survey. The prevalence of nomophobia among RT students was 97.3% (1390). The mean (±SD) of the total NMP-Q items scores was 62 (±22), indicating a moderate level of nomophobia among the RT students. Female RT students had significantly higher nomophobia scores than male RT students (63 (47–80) vs 59 (43–75); p <0.001)). Single RT students had significantly higher nomophobia scores than married RT students (62 (46–78) vs 46 (37–64); p <0.001)). RT students who were living outside the family home had significantly higher nomophobia scores than RT students who were living with their family (66 (54–78) vs 60 (44–77); p = 0.001)). RT students with a GPA of 4.50 to 5.00 had the highest nomophobia score (63 (46–79); p = 0.005)). RT students who were in their third year had the highest nomophobia score (66 (48–80); p <0.001)). RT students who reported no academic warnings had the highest nomophobia score (63 (48–80); p <0.001)). RT students who spent ≥ five hours studying per week had the highest nomophobia score (64 (51–80); p <0.001)). CONCLUSION: Nomophobia is common among RT students, with the majority experiencing a moderate level. Being female, single, living outside the family home, and having a higher academic performance were risk factors associated with higher nomophobia levels.
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spelling pubmed-100293682023-03-22 Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia Aldhahir, Abdulelah M Bintalib, Heba M Siraj, Rayan A Alqahtani, Jaber S Alqarni, Omar A Alqarni, Abdullah A Alghamdi, Hanin S Alyami, Mohammed M Naser, Abdallah Y Fatani, Alaa I Alwafi, Hassan Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research BACKGROUND: Nomophobia has been highly prevalent among health discipline students. However, there is no available data on the prevalence of nomophobia among respiratory therapy (RT) students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) was conducted and distributed using a convenience sample of RT students through an online platform (Survey Monkey) between September and November 2022. RESULTS: Overall, 1428 RT students, with males accounting for 773 (54%), responded to the online survey. The prevalence of nomophobia among RT students was 97.3% (1390). The mean (±SD) of the total NMP-Q items scores was 62 (±22), indicating a moderate level of nomophobia among the RT students. Female RT students had significantly higher nomophobia scores than male RT students (63 (47–80) vs 59 (43–75); p <0.001)). Single RT students had significantly higher nomophobia scores than married RT students (62 (46–78) vs 46 (37–64); p <0.001)). RT students who were living outside the family home had significantly higher nomophobia scores than RT students who were living with their family (66 (54–78) vs 60 (44–77); p = 0.001)). RT students with a GPA of 4.50 to 5.00 had the highest nomophobia score (63 (46–79); p = 0.005)). RT students who were in their third year had the highest nomophobia score (66 (48–80); p <0.001)). RT students who reported no academic warnings had the highest nomophobia score (63 (48–80); p <0.001)). RT students who spent ≥ five hours studying per week had the highest nomophobia score (64 (51–80); p <0.001)). CONCLUSION: Nomophobia is common among RT students, with the majority experiencing a moderate level. Being female, single, living outside the family home, and having a higher academic performance were risk factors associated with higher nomophobia levels. Dove 2023-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10029368/ /pubmed/36960416 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S404898 Text en © 2023 Aldhahir et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Aldhahir, Abdulelah M
Bintalib, Heba M
Siraj, Rayan A
Alqahtani, Jaber S
Alqarni, Omar A
Alqarni, Abdullah A
Alghamdi, Hanin S
Alyami, Mohammed M
Naser, Abdallah Y
Fatani, Alaa I
Alwafi, Hassan
Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title_full Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title_short Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance Among Respiratory Therapy Students in Saudi Arabia
title_sort prevalence of nomophobia and its impact on academic performance among respiratory therapy students in saudi arabia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10029368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36960416
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S404898
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