The Bivariate Correlation of Health Literacy and Cell Phone Addiction amongst Iranian Healthcare Students
Published: June 1, 2019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/40306.12932
Elyas Soltani, Masoud Rezaei, Morteza Nasiri, Salman Barasteh, Fatemeh Rahmati-Najarkolaei, Maryam Amidi Mazaheri
1. Student Research Committee, Department of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3. Student Research Committee, Department of Operating Room Technology, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
4. Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Iran.
5. Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
6. PhD Scholar, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Fatemeh Rahmati-Najarkolaei,
Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
E-mail: fatemeh_rahmati@bmsu.ac.ir
Introduction: Health Literacy (HL) is negatively associated with substance addiction. However, no study has examined the bivariate correlation of HL with cell phone addiction.
Aim: To investigate the correlation between HL and cell phone addiction amongst Iranian healthcare students.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on 287 male students (nursing, health, medicine and dentistry) in two medical universities in the northern and central part of Tehran, Iran, during February to May 2016. Data were collected via the Persian version of Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (PMPAS) and the Test Of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA).
Results: The total score of TOFHLA showed a significant and positive correlation with the total score of PMPAS in nursing students (r=0.063, p=0.040), whereas this relationship was negatively significant for non-nursing students (r=-0.219, p=0.023). The total score of TOFHLA significantly and positively correlated with the psychological improvement subscale of PMPAS in total and also nursing students. The same correlation was found between the total score of TOFHLA and self-control inability subscale in total (r=0.142, p=0.016), and also non-nursing students (r=0.286, p=0.003). However, a significant and negative correlation was observed between the total score of TOFHLA and anxiety and sense of loss subscale in total (r=-0.137, p=0.020) as well as non-nursing students (r=-0.260, p=0.007).
Conclusion: HL is significantly correlated with cell phone addiction in some dimensions. Based on findings, it is recommended that authorities should pay attention to HL and cell phone addiction, especially among nursing students.
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