Smart Phone Addiction Among Undergraduate Nursing Students At Public Sector Institutes: A Cross Sectional Analysis

Abstract

Smartphones have become an essential part of our everyday life in the present era. Because of the rapid pace of people's lives, advances in communication, and the growth of new economic sectors. Objectives: To determine the level of smartphone addiction among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research study design was used to conduct this study at public and private sector nursing schools .Convenient sampling technique was used and the sample size was calculated by using software open epi. “The calculated sample size was (369)” by considering a previous study prevalence. 95% confidence interval and 5% error of margin .BS nursing students was included in this study. Midwifery and Post RN students was excluded from the study. The Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) was used, Ethical approval was obtained prior to data collection from the head of the department. Data was collected using a hard-copy questionnaire, and verbal informed consent was obtained from all participant.  Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved the study Written informed consent was obtained from the participants. Data was analyzed by using statistical software package (SPSS) version 26.0. Results: Among 369 participants (54%) exhibited a moderate, (39%) fell into the low while (7%) demonstrated a high level of smartphone addiction. Year of the study showed statistically significant association with smartphone addiction. Conclusion: The findings of the study concludes that smart phone addiction was prevalent among nursing studnets with more exhibiting moderate level of addiction.