scholarly journals Frequency of Nomophobia among Medical Students of Rawalpindi Medical University

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Laibah Safdar ◽  
Nayyab Khan ◽  
Mehjabeen Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Male Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
One Year ◽  
Medical University

Background: Nomophobia is defined as “The discomfort or anxiety felt when out of the mobile phone (MP) or computer contact. It is the fear of becoming technologically incommunicable, distant from the mobile phone or not connected to the web”. The frequency of nomophobia has increased over the past years and this condition has many negative consequences. The objective of our study is to find the frequency of nomophobia among medical students of Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU).Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) over the course of one year. The inclusion criteria were medical students of all five years of MBBS studying at RMU. Students who do not own or use a smart-phone were excluded from the study. Our sample size was 350 students, who were recruited by convenience sampling. For this study, The Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q)has been used which has 20 items. Each item is scored on a 7 point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 20 to 140. Results: The mean NMP-Q score of the male students was 82.96 (±21.06) and that of the female students was 78.52 (±23.69), with a p-value of 0.065, which is insignificant. Out of the total 350 students, the number of students with a mild level of nomophobia was 61(17.4%), with a moderate level of nomophobia was 216(61.7%), and with severe nomophobia was 73(20.9%).Conclusion: Measures are needed to be taken on both public and personal level to counter this issue of nomophobia, which is becoming highly prevalent in our society.

Association between Excessive Use of Mobile Phone and Insomnia among Pakistani Teenagers Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Lubna Farooq ◽  
Akhtar Ali ◽  
Sehrish Mahmood ◽  
Mahnoor Farzand ◽  
Hina Masood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

Introduction:In the era of modern technology mobile phones have becoming popular, especially in teenagers. Besides of its uses there are various undesirable psychological and physical impact on heath. Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study was to access the link among Excessive Use of Smart Phone and there sleep pattern among Pakistani Adolescents. Materials and Methods: A detailed cross sectional study was performed on a total of 500 medical graduates range between 18 and 24 years who were using mobile phone atleast a year. Self-designed Questionnaire is given to them having details of their frequency and pattern of using smart phone. Sleep quality was analyzed by using Pittsburg Sleep Quality index .Chi square test was also perform to check the link between frequency of mobile phone and quality of sleep.P value < 0.005 were considered as significant. Result: Out of 500 participants, the frequency of mobile phone usage was more in males 70% as compare to females30%. Their age varied from 21to 24 with mean age of 20 ± 1.9 years.  Most of students use mobile phone in night 188 (38%)and 202 (40%) participants using mobile phone unlimited. 366 (73%) students mentioned that they start using mobile phone at intermediate level and claimed that no surveillance of the mobile phone being done by the parents . Students who were using unlimited mobile phone reported that they take more than 1 hour to sleep that showed a significant (p-value <0.001) correlation between more mobile phone use and time taken to sleep. Conclusion: The results of our study conclude that excessive mobile phone usage leads to sleep disturbances and poor quality of sleep. That may implement negative effects on student’s mental and physical health along with this it can also affect the students’ educational performance and daily life activities.

scholarly journals Investigating Different Dimensions of Nomophobia among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Darvishi ◽  
Majid Noori ◽  
Mohammad Reza Nazer ◽  
Soheil Sheikholeslami ◽  
Ebrahim Karimi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level

BACKGROUND: Today, mobile phones are recognised as an inseparable part of our daily lives, facilitating communication between users. Based on the studies, addiction to cell phones can lead to several complications including depression, anxiety, anger, and aggression. AIM: This study aimed to investigate nomophobia (no mobile phone phobia) among medical students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 students studying in different majors of medical sciences in Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch, from 2016 to 2017. Demographic data of all participants were recorded in a data sheet. In the next stage, a questionnaire was designed by the researcher to evaluate the effect of age, gender, education, and the duration of using cell phone variables on discomfort, anxiety, and insecurity due to lack of access to cell phone or other related issues. Raw data were analysed using SPSS statistical software version 21. The significance level was considered P < 0.05. RESULTS: The results of the study showed that participants with lower mean age felt more discomfort, anger, anxiety, and insecurity due to lack of access to mobile phones and other related issues compared to other people. However, no variable was statistically significant (P-value > 0.05). Except anxiety, results showed that longer duration of mobile phone use might lead to a significant decrease in discomfort, anger, and insensibility variables among users (P-value > 0.05). The incidence of nomophobia (with its different aspects) was significantly lower in females (P-value > 0.05). Also, in participants with higher educational status, the nomophobia was recorded to be more frequent (P-Value > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Understanding the pattern of nomophobia occurrence among cell phone users can facilitate our path to prevent its harms including discomfort, anger, anxiety, and feeling of insecurity among users of technology.

scholarly journals A study on the mobile phone usage pattern and its dependence among medical students of a college in Kerala, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiny George ◽  
Namitha Saif ◽  
Biju Baby Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Usage Pattern ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

Background: Mobile phones have become an essential part of life. It has become an important accessory carried by everybody not only because they make it easy to keep in touch with people but because of the various facilities they offer especially the internet. The charm of mobile phone is more among young generation and the increasing use may result in dependence. Aim was to study the usage pattern and dependence of mobile phones among medical students.Methods: A cross sectional study conducted among 200 medical students and studied the pattern of usage of mobile phones, common problems encountered and its dependence using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis done using chi square test and a p value of <0.05 is taken as significant.Results: In the present study 35% of the students were frequent users that is they used for >30 minutes per day. Female students were talking more to their parents and male students to their friends followed by their lovers. 49 of them never used to attend the call while driving and 58 of them used to stop the vehicle and attend the call. (p=0.002) Mobile phone dependence was also found to be increased which is evident from ringxiety experienced by 68 students (34%) and waking up from sleep to check the mobile for call or message by 62 students(p=0.000). Out of 68 students with ringxiety, 69% were males and 37% were females (p=0.040). 82 participants (41%) commented that life without mobile will be boring and 50 (25%) said that they will feel alone or unsafe (p=0.001).Conclusions: As dependence is increasing with the excessive use of mobile phones, some interventions are required to motivate the youth against it. 

scholarly journals Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Blink Rate among MBBS Students in Kathmandu

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Anu Mishal ◽  
U Giri ◽  
A Rizyal
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Male Students ◽  
World Population ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Device Use

Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are used globally for checking email, internet browsing, watching videos and posting on social media. A recent survey estimated that, by 2020 shipment of mobile phones will add up to 1.71 billion and a total of around 2.53 billion which constitutes almost one third of the world population owning a smart phone. According to American Optometric Association, 90% of employees who use computers for at least three hours a day experience some vision problem. A reflex that closes and opens eyelids is known as blink, which helps in spreading tears over the conjunctiva and thereby keeping it moist. The normal blinking rate at rest is 17 blinks/min, during conversation it increases to 26 blinks/min, and it is as low as 4.5 blinks/min while reading. Prolong use of mobile phone affects the blink rate. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among MBBS students at Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital to find out the effect of mobile device use on blink rate. The age of these students were from 19 to 26 year, with an average of 21.34 years. The result of this study shows that for male students, an average 3.8hr/per day use of mobile phone decreases the blink rate by 53.33 % while watching videos and 80% while reading articles. Similarly, for female students, an average 3.5hr/per day use of mobile phone decreases the blink rate by 31.25% while watching videos and 62.50% while reading articles.

scholarly journals Association between Academic Learning Strategies and Annual Examination Results among Medical Students of King Edward Medical University

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saira Tariq ◽  
Muhammad Arif Khan ◽  
Saira Afzal ◽  
Sheikh Raza Shahzad ◽  
Mohammad Hamza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Exam Performance ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical University

Learning style is the composite of cognitive, affective, and physiological characteristics that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives, interacts and responds to the learning environment. Felder – Solomon Index of Learning Style (ILS) includes Sensitive/Intuitive, Visual/Verbal and Sequential/ Global, Active/reflective. The learning strategies are a major indicator of exam performance of students.Objective:  To find the association between academiclearning strategies and annual examination results among medical students of King Edward Medical University.Study Design:  Cross – sectional study design.Study Setting and Duration:  King Edward Medical University and 3 months.Materials and Methods:  The study was conducted among the 3rd, 4th, and 5th year medical students of KEMU Lahore. Informed consent was taken. A total of 300 students, 100 each from 3rd, 4th and 5th year were taken. 132 males (44%) and 168 females (56%) were part of the study. Simple Random sampling (non-pro-bability sampling) was used.Results:  The overall dominant learning strategies among students of King Edward Medical University were sensing/SNS (64.3%), visual/VIS (80.7%), sequential/SEQ (63.7%) and Active/ACT (50.3%). Chi squared test for individual learning combinations against achiever types showed no significant association between academic learning strategies and annual exam performance (p value > 0.05). Results also showed that females performed better academically than their male counterparts.

scholarly journals Prevalence of depression among medical students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1723-1731
Author(s):  
Waseem Sajjad ◽  
Anwisha Samreen ◽  
Syed Asfand Yar Shah ◽  
Afifa Batool ◽  
Muhammad Umair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of depression among medical students and its association with various sociodemographic characteristics. Study Design: Cross-Sectional Study. Setting: Nishtar Medical University, Multan. Period: August 2019 to September 2020. Material & Methods: A sample of 315 medical students were chosen by stratified random sampling technique. Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) was used for screening and assessing the severity of depression. A special questionnaire was designed containing sociodemographic and educational characteristics. Data were collected via online forms and were analyzed using SPSS V26. Results: Out of 315 students, who participated in the study, 134 (42.5%) were female students, and 181 (57.5%) were male students. 63 (20%) students were taken from each academic year from 1st year through 5th year (final year). 64% of the students were suffering from depression. The proportion of students suffering from mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression was 27%, 18%, 11%, and 8% respectively. Depression was more prevalent among female students (73.1%) as compared to male students (58.0%) with a p-value <0.05. Conclusion: Depression is a serious problem for medical students. It was significant among female, preclinical students, living in the home with a family history of depression in financial pressure. It should be sorted out early to make early interventions.

scholarly journals Prevalence of nomophobia and its impact among medical students at an institution in Andhra Pradesh during COVID: an online study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Sai Venkata Rajyalakshmi ◽  
Bhaskar Singamsetty
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Nomophobia the fear of being out of mobile phone contact, which refers to the discomfort, anxiety, stress, nervousness and anguish caused by being out of mobile phone connect.  Aim of the to focus on impact of COVID lockdown on students’ developmental lifestyles and to assess the student’s prediction towards development of nomophobia. The current study also aims to compare addictive internet/smartphone related behaviours, time spent on internet usage other than education and impact on sleep quality, academic performance before and during the coronavirus pandemic.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at Narayana medical college for a period of 4 months from May 2020 to August 2020. A predesigned, validated questionnaire was developed (google survey form) and answers were collected from 600 students and interns in total by sending the questionnaire by email to all the participants. The responses were analyzed by SPSS, version 22.0. Test results with p value less than 0.05 only were considered statistically significant.Results: In our study, prevalence of nomophobia was more in females (58.96%) than males (42.06%). Gaming was the most common cause of mobile phone usage (79.67%). Poor sleep quality and mobile phone dependence were highest in interns (85.33% and 68%). Variables tested in relation with academic performance were having statistically significant association with nomophobe score of 24.Conclusions: Publicizing the negative consequences, creating awareness and health education during admission to medical graduates will definitely provide a ray of hope of opt utilization of mobile phone and decrease the chances of mobile addiction. 

scholarly journals Perceptions of Plagiarism Among Medical and Nursing Students in Erbil, Iraq

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kameran H. Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Rising Incidence ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Legal Consequences

Objectives: The rapidly rising incidence of plagiarism among students at universities throughout the world requires attention. This study aimed to determine the extent to which medical and nursing students in Erbil, Iraq,plagiarise, their knowledge, understanding and perceptions of plagiarism and the underlying factors that may lead them to plagiarise. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between January and June 2017 among a sample of 400 undergraduate medical and nursing students at Hawler Medical University in Erbil. Plagiarism-related data were collected through a specially designed self-administered questionnaire. Results: In total, 280 (70%) medical students and 120 (30%) nursing students were included in the study. The reported prevalence of plagiarism was 54.3%, with a slightly higher prevalence among male students compared to female students (54.9% versus 53.8%; P = 0.820) and medical students compared to nursing students (58.9% versus 43.3%; (P = 0.004). Alarmingly, 34.8% of the students did not know what plagiarism was, and only 28% were aware of the legal consequences of plagiarism. Reported reasons for plagiarising included laziness and the ease with which others’ work could be plagiarised, confusion, cultural reasons and pressure to meet deadlines. Conclusion: There was a lack of understanding of plagiarism and its legal ramifications among undergraduate medical and nursing students in Erbil. The findings of this study indicate that there is an urgent need to increase students’ understanding of plagiarism and its consequences so as to reduce the incidence of this type of academic misconduct.Keywords: Undergraduate Medical Education; Plagiarism; Medical Students; Nursing Students; Perceptions; Iraq.

scholarly journals Impact of Physical Activity and Stress on Academic Performance of MBBS Students of Rawalpindi Medical University

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahzaib Maqbool ◽  
Hafiz Abu Safian ◽  
Haider Mubeen ◽  
Laraib Arsh ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Achievers ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical University

Trend of getting medical education is increasing day by day in our society. Our tough educational system and intricate pattern of medical education is rendering the medical students to become more stressed and physically inactive affecting directly or indirectly their academic achievements and deteriorating their cognitive and learning skills. The purpose of our study is to evaluate how physical activity and stress level affect academic performance of medical students.  It is a descriptive cross-sectional study with sample size of 304. The study population was from all the five years of MBBS in Rawalpindi Medical University. The study duration was 1-month. Data collection was done through International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and through perceived stress scale (PSS). Analysis was done through SPSS V. 23. The gender and academic performance are showing   significant association with females being on high achievers’ side as compared to males. The physical activity and gender association was also significant with males being physically more active. However, the association of academic performance with stress level and physical activity was not significant with (P-value >0.005). PSS-score between high achiever and low achiever was not significant with (P-value = 0.187) and confidence interval of 95%. However, Pearson's correlation between IPAQ score and academic performance was significant with (P-value = 0.036), It was negative showing that high IPAQ score Correlates with low academic performance. Male students were physically more active, obtaining relatively less percentage academically with less preponderance towards high level of stress as compared to female students.

scholarly journals Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Medical Students of Rawalpindi Medical University: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Laraib Arsh ◽  
Hafiz Abu Safian ◽  
Mahnoor Zafar ◽  
Syed Ambreen Rizvi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Female Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical University

Background: Medical personnel has been greatly affected in the face of the catastrophic health emergency owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, which, according to WHO, caused about 1,397,139 deaths worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of medical students screened positive for mental health problems at Rawalpindi Medical University during the COVID-19 pandemic and the association of positive screening with gender, year of study, and family income.Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of Rawalpindi Medical University for two months, i.e. May-June, 2020. Data were collected through an online questionnaire containing demographic details and a self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ-20). Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS v.23.0, and a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Overall, 87(33.7%) students were screened positive for mental health problems as per individual SRQ-20 score. Positive screening was found to be higher among female students (34.9% vs 31.4%). Mental health was significantly associated with the year of study (p-value=0.046) but not with family income (p-value=0.119). Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis revealed an adjusted odds ratio of 1.161 (95% CI, P=0.608), 0.841 (95% CI, P=0.032), 0.662 (95% CI, P=0.208) for gender, year of study, and family income respectively. Conclusions: About one-third of medical students are screened positive for mental health problems. Female students are relatively more prone to develop mental health issues.Students with low family income and those studying in the first and second year of MBBS have a high propensity towards mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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