Mobile Dependence in Students
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: The mobile phone is among the technological tools with the greatest presence in the market. In last few years, it has gone from being almost non-existent to being the device most used by people. This study involves the assessment of dependence on the mobile phone in the first year M. Sc. Nursing students. Objective: To assess the mobile phone dependence among the first year M.Sc. Nursing students of selected colleges. Research question: What is thelevel ofmobile phone dependence among first year M. Sc nursing students? Methodology: A quantitative non experimental descriptive method was adopted for the present study. Study was conducted on first year M.Sc. Nursing students of selected colleges. The study samples size was 25 first year M.Sc. Nursing students of selected colleges.Non probability purposive sampling technique was used. Result and Conclusion: In this study Mobile dependence score divided into three categories that is mild 20-47, moderate 48-74 and severe 75-100 and findings shows that 64% students have mild dependence, 28% of students have moderate dependence and 8% of students have severe dependence.
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Sandip Dilip Barfe, Vishal R. Naikare, Priyanka Kal
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