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Risk Factors, Health Consequences, and Professional Work of Problematic Mobile Phone Use Among Nurses: A Systematic Review
| Resumo: | Problematic mobile phone use is an emerging public health issue, the prevalence of which has increased amongnurses. Aim: To synthesize and describe knowledge on problematic mobile phone use by nurses, its consequences, and strategies foraddressing this phenomenon. Design: A systematic review was conducted following the checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. This systematic review has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251052591). Methods: Four electronic databases were systematically searched from their inception to September 2025. The article's referencelists were also manually searched. The study selection was carried out in three stages, with two reviewers independently analyzingthe data and resolving disagreements. The quality assessment utilized the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool, considering the criteriaestablished for each study design. Results: Sixteen studies from four online databases were selected, the majority of which were cross-sectional and descriptive. Therisk factors for problematic mobile phone use, the negative consequences for mental and physical health, and the clinical work ofnurses were highlighted, such as a combination of strategies to prevent and mitigate problematic mobile phone use in the clinicalsetting. Conclusion: The problematic mobile phone use of nurses negatively afects their mental and physical health, as well as theirperformance in the clinical setting. Implication for nursing management: The fndings of this study may inform the need for nursing managers to develop andimplement strategies to prevent and mitigate the problematic use of these devices among nurses and ensure the appropriate use ofmobile phones in the clinical setting. |
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| Autores principais: | López-Gutiérrez, Gema |
| Outros Autores: | Gutiérrez-Puertas, Vanesa; Gómez-Guerrero, Blanca; Fernandes, Hélder; Mantzoukas, Stefanos; Gutiérrez-Puertas, Lorena |
| Assunto: | Smartphone addiction Problematic mobile phone use Clinical setting Nomophobia |
| Ano: | 2026 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
| Resumo: | Problematic mobile phone use is an emerging public health issue, the prevalence of which has increased amongnurses. Aim: To synthesize and describe knowledge on problematic mobile phone use by nurses, its consequences, and strategies foraddressing this phenomenon. Design: A systematic review was conducted following the checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. This systematic review has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251052591). Methods: Four electronic databases were systematically searched from their inception to September 2025. The article's referencelists were also manually searched. The study selection was carried out in three stages, with two reviewers independently analyzingthe data and resolving disagreements. The quality assessment utilized the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool, considering the criteriaestablished for each study design. Results: Sixteen studies from four online databases were selected, the majority of which were cross-sectional and descriptive. Therisk factors for problematic mobile phone use, the negative consequences for mental and physical health, and the clinical work ofnurses were highlighted, such as a combination of strategies to prevent and mitigate problematic mobile phone use in the clinicalsetting. Conclusion: The problematic mobile phone use of nurses negatively afects their mental and physical health, as well as theirperformance in the clinical setting. Implication for nursing management: The fndings of this study may inform the need for nursing managers to develop andimplement strategies to prevent and mitigate the problematic use of these devices among nurses and ensure the appropriate use ofmobile phones in the clinical setting. |
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