Mobile dependence and substance use in nursing students

Introduction: smartphone use has been significantly associated with a decline in learning and work-related tasks, including  those tasks associated with the healthcare environment. In Mexico, the use of mobile devices has increased exponentially, and  it has been estimated that up...

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Autores principales: Morales Rojas, Marco Esteban, Valle Solís, Martha Ofelia, Guerrero, Verónica Benítez, López Flores, Juan Fernando
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Sanatorio Allende. Departamento de enfermería 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/notasenf/article/view/35408
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Sumario:Introduction: smartphone use has been significantly associated with a decline in learning and work-related tasks, including  those tasks associated with the healthcare environment. In Mexico, the use of mobile devices has increased exponentially, and  it has been estimated that up to 75% of those surveyed have some degree of attention to these devices. Likewise, dependence  on these devices has been associated with addiction to substances such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, among others. In the  socio-sanitary field, it can affect mental performance, concentration in the realization of care and in general for nursing  students present distractions in practice. Objective. Identify the level of dependence on the mobile phone and relate it to risk  behaviors such as addiction to legal and illegal substances. Methodology. Descriptive, cross-sectional, and observational study. Results. 84.3% state that someone close to them has called them dependent on the mobile phone, 74% were in medium dependence and 22.3% in high dependence, associations were found through Rho and OR, with the consumption of alcohol,tobacco, and other drugs. Conclusion. Mobile phone dependence in students was generally characterized as a medium and high level and positive correlations were found for tobacco and other drug use.