Nomophobia and BMI Among Health Care Providers: A Prevalence and Association Study.

Abstract

Background: These days, smartphones are used in many aspects of our lives, particularly in the medical industry. One of the drawbacks of mobile phones that has significantly increased in recent years is nomophobia, also known as "No Mobile Phobia," which is the dread of feeling uneasy without a cell phone.

Aim: Assess the prevalence of nomophobia among health care providers and assess its relation to BMI.

Methods: 137 participants were assessed for nomophobia level using nomophobia questionnaire as well as BMI assessment and their sociodemographic characters, the correlation between nomophobia level and BMI was assessed.

Results: All the participants involved in the study (n=137) had nomophobia 100%, most of the participants had moderate nomophobia 59.85% and 16.79% had severe nomophobia and 23.36% had mild nomophobia, there was a significant positive correlation between nomophobia level and BMI.

Conclusion: As a common health issue in the modern world, nomophobia needs to be addressed and managed as well as it’s associations and consequences.