Tricia R Pendergrast, James M Walter
Use of an Asynchronous Discussion Platform During the Pre-clerkship Curriculum: A Multiyear Retrospective Study
Medical science educator
nomophobia mobile phone phobia term used describe psychological conditions people fear without mobile phone study aimed measure prevalence nomophobia associated factors impact academic performance medical undergraduates umm alqura university uqu makkah city saudi arabia descriptive crosssectional study included simple random sample 595 medical undergraduates study administered nomophobia questionnaire validated previous articles using interviewbased model collected data reviewed entered ibm spss statistics windows version 26 released 2019 ibm corp armonk new york analysis total 595 medical students included study 99 n 589 different degrees nomophobia small percentage 1 n 6 exhibit younger medical students 1819 years old showed significantly higher percentages moderate severe nomophobia comparison older students p 0028 significant relationship nomophobia academic performance despite fact 128 771 students severe nomophobia grade point averages gpas 3540 compared 244 691 students moderate nomophobia p 0150 study concludes prevalence rate nomophobia generally high among medical undergraduates uqu makkah city saudi arabia disorder detected among younger medical undergraduates significant effects academic performance mandatory conduct studies larger sample sizes different university students medical nonmedical identify factors lead development nomophobia qualitative research among groups university students add deep information disorder health education programs designed targeted university students focusing harmful health effects excessive use mobile phones measures prevent disorder