NOMOPHOBIA LEVELS OF FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the nomophobia levels of students studying in faculties of health sciences and its relationship with physical activity level. Method: The study was carried out with undergraduate students studying in the departments of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, audiology, child development and speech and language therapy at the Faculties of Health Sciences in different universities. The data were presented to the participants with an online questionnaire prepared through Google Forms. In addition to demographic and smartphone usage habits of the students, nomophobia levels were assessed with the Nomophobia Scale and physical activity levels were assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results: In the study completed with 231 students, it was found that 42.9% (n: 99) of the students used their mobile phones to access social media, 43.3% (n: 100) carried a charger with them when they were out and 65.4% (n: 151) thought that they used their mobile phones more than normal. Nomophobia behaviour was mild in 64 (27.7%), moderate in 110 (47.6%) and extreme in 57 (24.7%) students. There was a statistically significant and negative correlation between physical activity level and nomophobia level (p<0.05). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between nomophobia and physical activity levels and nomophobia is present in the majority of health sciences faculty students with moderate to high severity. It is important to have informative activities for nomophobia behaviour and encouraging practices to increase physical activity level in universities in order to improve the mental and physical health of individuals in university age, which is an important age.

Keywords

• University student
• nomophobia
• physical activity
• smartphone

Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Nomofobi Düzeyleri ve Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyi ile İlişkisi

Öz

Amaç: Sağlık bilimleri fakültelerinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin de nomofobi düzeylerinin ve bunun fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile ilişkisinin incelenmesidir. Yöntem: Çalışmanın örneklemini farklı üniversitelerdeki Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültelerinde öğrenim görmekte olan fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon, hemşirelik, beslenme ve diyetetik, odyoloji, çocuk gelişimi ve dil ve konuşma terapisi bölümlerinde öğrenim görmekte olan lisans öğrencileri ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler Google Forms aracılığıla hazırlanmış online bir anket ile katılımcılara sunuldu. Öğrencilerin demografik ve akıllı telefon kullanım alışkanlıklarına ek olarak nomofobi seviyeleri Nomofobi Ölçeği ile, fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ise Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: 231 öğrenci ile tamamlanan çalışmada öğrencilerin %42.9’u (n: 99) cep telefonlarını sosyal medyaya erişim amacıyla kullandıklarını, %43.3’ü (n: 100) dışarıdayken yanlarında şarj aleti taşıdıklarını ve %65.4’ü (n: 151) cep telefonlarını normalden fazla kullandıklarını düşündükleri bulundu. Öğrencilerin 64’ünde (%27.7) hafif, 110’unda (%47.6) orta ve 57’sinde (%24.7) aşırı düzeyde nomofobi davranışı mevcuttu. Öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ve nomofobi düzeyi arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve negatif yönde ilişki bulundu (p<0.05). Sonuç: Sağlık bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin büyük kısmında orta ve yüksek şiddette nomofobi mevcuttur ve nomofobi ile fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki vardır. Üniversitelerde nomofobi davranışına yönelik bilgilendirici faaliyetlerin ve fiziksel aktivite düzeyini arttırmaya yönelik teşvik edici uygulamaların olması önemli bir çağ olan üniversite çağındaki bireylerin mental ve bedensel sağlığını geliştirmek için önem taşımaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• üniversite öğrencisi
• nomofobi
• fiziksel aktivite
• akıllı telefon

Kaynakça

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