Mobile phone addiction of nursing students in surgical wards and its impact on physical and mental health

To explore the impact of mobile dependency on the physical and mental health of surgical nursing interns in hospitals. Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted on 481 nursing interns in Gansu Province in September 2024 using the Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI), Physical Health Questionnaire (PHQ), and Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) through convenience sampling. The pairwise correlation analysis between the mobile phone addiction Index (MPAI) score and health outcomes showed a significant correlation. There is a strong positive correlation between MPAI score and physical health (r=0.548, p<0.001), indicating that nursing interns have a stronger dependence on mobile phones and poorer physical health. In addition, there is a moderate positive correlation between MPAI scores and mental health status (r=0.345, p<0.001), indicating that an increase in mobile phone addiction can affect the mental health of nursing students. This research provides a theoretical basis for the adverse effects of mobile phone addiction on the health of nursing interns.