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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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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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. |
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