“Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding nomophobia and its prevention among nursing students”

Abstract

Background:Mobile phone makes life convenient and comfortable. At the same time the pose a threat in terms of psychological dependence. Nomophobia is a catch contraction for “no mobile phone” and mobile phone addiction.Objectives: 1.To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding nomophobia and it’s prevention among nursing students. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding nomophobia and it’s prevention among nursing students. 3. To assess the prevalence of nomophobia among nursing students. 4. To determine the association between pre-test knowledge score of nursing student with their selected demographic variables. Material and Method: A Quantitative one group Pre-test and Post-test experimental research design was used in the study. 98 Nursing students were selected by convenient sampling technique. Data were collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire .Result: result showed that majority of the nursing students (83.67%) had poor knowledge, (16.33%) had average knowledge, and no one had good knowledge in pre-test. The post knowledge score (87.76%) had good knowledge,(12.24%) had average Knowledge.