Author/Authors :
Saberi, Hamidreza Department of Occupational Health - School of Health and Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , Motalebi Kashani, Masoud Department of Occupational Health - School of Health and Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , Zamani Badi, Hakime Department of Health, Safety and Environment Management - Faculty of Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
Abstract :
Background and Purpose: Excessive use of communication technologies such as mobile phones can lead to addiction; in this research, the
prevalence of mental disorders among nursing staff dealt with the situation has been examined. Materials and Methods: This descriptive
study has been implemented on 222 nurses Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan in 2016. Data of mobile‑phone addiction were assessed using
a Persian questionnaire with standard reliability validity. The questionnaire included demographic information, including age, sex, marital
status, education, and information about the possibilities of mobile features. The data analyzed by software SPSS and descriptive and analytical
statistical methods were used. Results: Totally, 32 cases (14.4%) had scores higher than the overall mean score of the questionnaire, in addition
to there was a significant difference regarding the sex, time, stress, difficulty in concentrating, error in clinical practice, and the mean score
of mobile addiction (P = 0.001, <0.001, 0.003, >0.001, and 0.027). In addition, there was a significant relationship between the accident, job
performance, speed, accuracy, and overall mean addiction to mobile‑phone addiction. Conclusion: This study revealed that lots of people
suffer from addiction to mobile phones, their work indexes are affected in some cases.
