The Presence of Nomophobia in Assistant Health Staff Working in a Hospital and its Effect on Work Stress

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The Presence of Nomophobia in Assistant Health Staff Working in a Hospital and its Effect on Work Stress ABSTRACT Objective: This study aims to examine the presence of nomophobia in assistant healthcare personnel working in a hospital and its effect on work stress. Methods: This complementary study was conducted with 207 healthcare professionals who met the study criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Personal Information Form, Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and Work Stress Scale were used to collect the data. Percentage, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, and χ2 methods were used to evaluate the data. Results: The reliability coefficient of the Nomophobia Questionnaire Total-NMPQ was found to be 0.95. It was found that singles, nurses, EMT, and other healthcare personnel, emergency and intensive care workers, and employees between 10-19 years were significantly higher than others when the total and sub-scale scores of nomophobia were evaluated in the whole group (p