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      “Study of Nomophobia and its Impact on Quality of Life in Medical Students and Resident Doctors”.

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          Background:

          Nomophobia “no mobile phone” and phobia” is a pathological fear of being out of contact with a mobile phone, has no mobile networks, or has insufficient balance or battery.

          Aim:

          The present study aims to assess the effect of Nomophobia and its impact on Quality of Life in Medical Students and resident doctors in a tertiary care hospital.

          Materials and Methods:

          An online survey using Google Forms online platform was carried out to evaluate Nomophobia using Nomophobia Questionnaire and quality of life using WHOQOL-BREF scale.

          Results:

          The study sample comprised 252 participants with mean age of 21.31 years. 66.7% (n=168) of them were Females and 33.3% were males(n=84). Mean score of nomophobia is 74.79 and there is a Negative correlation between Nomophobia and overall Quality of Life (r=-.198, p value=.002). Among all domains of QOL, physical(r=-.291,p=.000) and environment domains(r=-.207,p=.001) are mostly affected.

          Conclusion:

          There is a high prevalence of Nomophobia among medical students with a significant negative impact on QOL which indicates that nomophobia is an emerging mental health problem that needs to be addressed.

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          Journal
          Indian J Psychiatry
          Indian J Psychiatry
          IJPsy
          Indian J Psychiatry
          Indian Journal of Psychiatry
          Wolters Kluwer - Medknow (India )
          0019-5545
          1998-3794
          March 2022
          24 March 2022
          : 64
          : Suppl 3
          : S574-S575
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Junior Resident, Department Of Psychiatry, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical sciences, Vizianagaram
          [2 ]Senior Resident, Department Of Psychiatry, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical sciences, Vizianagaram
          [3 ]Associate Prof, Department Of Psychiatry, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical sciences, Vizianagaram
          [4 ]Prof & HOD, Department Of Psychiatry, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical sciences, Vizianagaram
          Author notes
          Corresponding Address – Dr Nallapati Manjusha. Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, PG Girls Hostel, Room No:303, Nellimarla, Vizianagaram. Emai id : manjushanallapati@ 123456gmail.com Phone no: 9618040658
          Article
          IJPsy-64-574d
          10.4103/0019-5545.341663
          9129391
          2b0c969a-4621-4ca4-953d-e22075578add
          Copyright: © 2022 Indian Journal of Psychiatry

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          nomophobia,quality of life,medical students,doctors
          Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
          nomophobia, quality of life, medical students, doctors

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