电话恐惧症是一种焦虑症,个人害怕接听或拨打电话。进行这项研究是为了确定医学生中电话恐惧症的患病率,并确定社会人口统计学和其他因素与该疾病的关联。
■共有320名本科医学生就读于印度西部一所高等医学院,其中300人(93.75%)对调查做出了回应。采用按比例分配的分层抽样策略,从每年的学生中选择40名男性和20名女性,跨越5年。专门设计的半结构化问卷用于研究,由人口统计数据组成,使用互联网的目的,使用的小工具,以及根据成人恐惧症严重程度量表(SMA-A)问卷修改的10项电话恐惧症问卷,以衡量学生对电话呼叫和接收的回避。
■研究参与者的平均年龄为21.91(±1.84)岁,大多数学生是城市居民(184,61.3%)。轻度的患病率,中度,严重的电话恐惧症占33.0%,7.67%,和1.33%,分别,总体患病率为42%。单因素分析显示男性性别(χ2=9.822,df=3,p=0.0201),互联网使用时间较长(χ2=41.15,df=9,p值<0.000),观看色情(χ2=15.94,df=3,p=0.0011)与电话恐惧症的严重程度显着相关。65名(21.7%)医学生报告查看色情网站,只在男性中。
■医学生中9%的中度至重度电话恐惧症的患病率令人震惊,随着学生从学术环境转向临床环境,这可能会进一步加剧。电话恐惧症现象需要进一步探索,找到它的决定因素和预测因素,特别是在弱势群体中。
UNASSIGNED: Telephobia is a kind of anxiety disorder in which the individual is afraid of either answering or making telephone calls. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of telephobia among medical students and to determine the association of socio-demographic and other factors with this disorder.
UNASSIGNED: A total of 320 undergraduate medical students were enrolled at a tertiary medical college in Western India, of which 300 (93.75%) responded to the survey. A stratified sampling strategy with the proportional allocation method was used in which 40 males and 20 females were selected from each year of students, spanning 5 years. A specially designed semi-structured questionnaire was used for the study, consisting of demographic data, purpose of using the internet, gadget used, and a 10-item telephobia questionnaire modified from the Severity Measure for Agoraphobia-Adult (SMA-A) Questionnaire to measure student\'s avoidance of telephone calling and receiving.
UNASSIGNED: The mean age of the study participants was 21.91 (±1.84) years, and most of the students were urban residents (184, 61.3%). The prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe telephobia was 33.0%, 7.67%, and 1.33%, respectively, giving an overall prevalence of 42%. Univariate analysis revealed that male gender (χ2 = 9.822, df = 3, p = 0.0201), higher duration of internet usage (χ2 = 41.15, df = 9, p value < 0.000), and viewing porn (χ2 = 15.94, df = 3, p = 0.0011) had significant association with higher severity of telephobia. Viewing of porn sites was reported by 65 (21.7%) medical students, exclusively among males.
UNASSIGNED: A prevalence of 9% moderate to severe telephobia among medical students is much alarming, which may aggravate further as the students move from academic to clinical settings. The phenomenon of telephobia needs further exploration, to find its determinants and predictors, especially among vulnerable populations.