Assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding nomophobia and its impact on lifestyle

Abstract

The term Nomophobia is constructed on definitions described in the DSM-IV, it has been labeled as a “phobia for a particular/specific things” Nomophobia is defined as “the fear of being without a mobile phone or unable to use it.” Nowadays, it is considered a modern age phobia. It is to be considered as a form of behavioral addiction. Globally, the prevalence of Nomophobia was 70.76% for moderate to severe cases and 20.81% for severe cases, with university students being the most affected group. In the United Kingdom (UK), the UK post office reported that around 53% of the population suffer from anxiety and fear when disconnected from their Smartphone. This study was an attempt to investigate nomophobia in Indian students. A total of 2061 responses were screened in this study. 52.9% of the respondents were male, and 47.1% were female. 92.2% of the respondents were from the 18-24 years of age group, 4.9% respondents were from the 25-35 years of age group, and 2.9% were below 18. 79.1% of respondents were undergraduate, 12.1% were graduate, 7.8% were postgraduate, and 1% of respondents were pursing their Ph.D. 35.5% of the respondents were from a metropolitan city, 38.8% were from an urban city, 12.1% are from semi urban towns, and 13.6% were from rural areas. In this study, we found that 74.8% of the participants were in moderate levels of nomophobia, whereas 18.9% of the participants were in severe levels of nomophobia.