Relationship between depression, anxiety, stress and smartphone addiction in COVID-19 nursing students

CONCLUSION: the data show that the construction and implementation of smartphone use policies in the academic and hospital context to prevent smartphone addiction and control associated risk factors is necessary.BACKGROUND: (1) High prevalence of smartphone addiction among nursing students. (2) There was a relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety and smartphone addiction. (3) Nursing has a leading role in identifying and managing addictions. (4) A multidisciplinary approach to the prevention and management of smartphone addiction. (5) Smartphone addiction in nursing students is a new issue in Brazil.PMID:38294052 | PMC:PMC10825894 | DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.6764.4056
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research