Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Association with Academic Performance Among Physiotherapy Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross- Sectional Survey

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Table 1 Demographic Data of Physiotherapy Students (N= 806)

Demographics	Frequency (%), M ±SD
Gender n (%)
Male	494 (61%)
Female	312 (39%)
Age (mean, ±SD)	21 ± 1
Geographic Location n (%)
Southern region	284 (35%)
Western region	203 (25%)
Central region	166 (21%)
Eastern region	138 (17%)
Northern region	15 (2%)
University name
Jazan University	255 (32%)
King Saud University	151 (19%)
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	124 (15%)
Taibah University	123 (15%)
King Abdulaziz University	82 (10%)
King Khalid University	44 (5%)
King Saud bin Abdulaziz university for Health Sciences	10 (1%)
Tabuk University	5 (0.6%)
University of Bisha	5 (0.6%)
Batterjee Medical College	3 (0.4%)
Almaarefa University	1 (0.1%)
Prince Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University	1 (0.1%)
Prince Sultan Military College for Health Sciences	1 (0.1%)
Umm Al Qura University	1 (0.1%)
Marital Status n (%)
Single	692 (86%)
Married	114 (14%)
Smoking Status n (%)
Non-smoker	617 (77%)
Ex-smoker	114 (14%)
Current smoker	75 (9%)
Living arrangement n (%)
Living with family	589 (73%)
Not living with family	217 (27%)
University sector n (%)
Governmental	804 (99%)
Private	2 (1%)
Cumulative GPA n (%)
4.50–5.00	239 (29.7%)
3.50–4.49	497 (61.7%)
< 3.49	70 (8.7%)
Academic level n (%)
First year	113 (14.0%)
Second year	190 (23.6%)
Third year	233 (28.9%)
Fourth year	239 (29.7%)
Intern	26 (3.2%)
Bridging	5 (0.6%)
Absences during last semester n (%)
No absence	356 (44.2%)
1–2 days	338 (41.9%)
3–4 days	85 (10.5%)
≥ 5 days	27 (3.4%)
Academic warnings n (%)
No warning	589 (73.1%)
1 warning	171 (21.2%)
≥ 2 warnings	46 (5.7%)
Hours of studying per week n (%)
< 1 hr.	88 (10.9%)
1–2 hrs.	199 (24.7%)
3–4 hrs.	243 (30.1%)
≥ 5 hrs.	276 (34.2%)

Note: Data are presented as frequency and percentage or mean (standard deviation (SD)).

Abbreviation: GPA, Grade Point Average.

Table 2 Prevalence of Nomophobia Among Physiotherapy Students (N= 806)

Level of Nomophobia	Frequency (%)
Absence (≤ 20)	13 (1.6%)
Mild (21–59)	603 (74.8%)
Moderate (60–99)	183 (22.7%)
Severe (≥ 100)	7 (0.9%)

Note: Data are presented as frequency and percentage.

Table 3 Physiotherapy Students’ Scores for Each NMP-Q Subscale (N= 806)

Nomophobia Subscales	Median (IQR)
1: Not being able to communicate	9 (8.0–11.3)
2: Losing connectedness	12 (10.0–15.3)
3: Not being able to access information	14 (12.0–18.0)
4: Giving up convenience	12 (10.0–17.0)

Note: Data are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR).