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

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 32; p. e4056
• Main Authors: Meneses, Marilyse de Oliveira, Andrade, Elaine Maria Leite Rangel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese; Spanish
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - USP 01.01.2024; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Addictions; Addictive Behavior; Addictive behaviors; Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Humans; Internet Addiction Disorder; Mental depression; NURSING; Nursing education; Nursing Students; Original; Pandemics; Smartphone; Smartphones; Sociodemographics; Students; Students, Nursing; Depressão; Enfermagem; Conducta Adictiva; Addictive Behavior; Depression; Ansiedad; Nursing; Teléfono Inteligente; Estudiantes de Enfermería; Depresión; Ansiedade; Anxiety; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Enfermería; Smartphone; Nursing Students; Comportamento Aditivo
• ISSN: 1518-8345; 0104-1169; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.6764.4056

to verify the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and smartphone addiction in COVID-19 nursing students. this was a descriptive-analytical study of 206 nursing students. A sociodemographic characterization and smartphone use instrument adapted from the literature and the following scales Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale and Smartphone Addiction Inventory were used for data collection. Sociodemographic data and smartphone use were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and smartphone addiction was analyzed using multiple logistic regression. the prevalence of smartphone addiction among nursing students was 129 (62.6%) and there was a relationship between symptoms of moderate depression (p=0.049), severe/very severe depression (p=0.005) and mild anxiety (p=0.028) and severe/very severe anxiety (p=0.019) and smartphone addiction. 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. (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.