What is it about?
Smartphone addiction was common among the investigated medical students. Excessive use of smartphone may lead to the risk of addiction.
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Why is it important?
It is need for intervention to reduce smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students probably incorporating health education about the use of mobile phone.
Perspectives
This study provides preliminary insights into smartphone use, smartphone addiction and various factors predicting smartphone addiction among early undergraduate medical students from Nepal, which should be extended in future studies. Education policymakers and educators need to develop some strategies encouraging student’s smartphone utilization to enhance academic performance
Assistant Professor Jaya Prasad Singh
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This page is a summary of: How addicted are newly admitted Undergraduate Medical Students to Smartphones?: a Cross-sectional Study from Chitwan Medical College, Nepal, September 2019, Research Square,
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.14799/v1.
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