Does smartphone connectivity impact on undergraduate dental students' environmental stress?
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2018
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INTRODUCTION: Several studies have suggested that smartphone addiction has negative effects on mental health and academic performance and may contribute to the development of stress.
AIM: To determine the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its impact on stress levels of students registered for the degree BChD in 2017 at the University of the Western Cape.
OBJECTIVES: To establish the impact of smartphone addiction and associated stress levels on student performance.
METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study with a convenience sample of dental students, based on a self-administered closed-ended questionnaires:" Dental Environment Stress and Smartphone Addiction Scale". The responses were statistically analysed.
RESULTS: Ethical clearance was obtained for the study. The Mann-Whitney test output indicates no difference in attachment between smartphone and non-smartphone owners (p=0.615). Students agreed that mobile devices could be used for academic purposes but not that this usage be made compulsory.
CONCLUSION: More stress is experienced in certain domains and students displayed some degree of attachment, not addiction, to their smartphones. Serious impacts may be experienced by non-smartphone owners.
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Stress, Smartphone, Addiction, Dentistry, Students
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Khan, S.. (2018). Does smartphone connectivity impact on undergraduate dental students' environmental stress?. South African Dental Journal , 73(4), 228-233. Recuperado em 12 de agosto de 2019, de http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0011-85162018000400012&lng=pt&tlng=en.