The effect of nomophobic behavior of nurses working at surgical clinics on time management and psychological well-being

• Published in: Journal of substance use Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 318 - 323
• Main Authors: Bülbüloğlu, Semra, Özdemir, Ahmet, Kapıkıran, Gürkan, Sarıtaş, Serdar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 03-05-2020
• Subjects: Nomophobic behavior; nurse; psychological well-being; time management
• ISSN: 1465-9891; 1475-9942
• DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2019.1692926

Objective: This study examined the effects of nomophobic behaviors of surgical nurses on time management and psychological well-being.
Background: Addicted use of smartphones in the working environment is a social disease defined as nomophobia.
Methods: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. This study was conducted between December 2018 and March 2019 at a university hospital located in Turkey. 314 nurses who met the inclusion criteria formed the sample of the study.
Results: A statistically significant relationship was found between the sub-dimensions of the Nomophobia Scale and psychological well-being (p < .05). The stepwise regression analysis, which was conducted to examine the effects of independent variables on the sub-dimensions of the scales, showed statistically significant correlations.
Conclusions: Nomophobia prevents patients from communicating effectively with health professionals, leads to misunderstandings and reduces the amount of work per unit time and the quality of work.