Educational Intervention to Prevent Smartphone Addiction Among Adolescent

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of nurse led educational intervention on preventing smart phone addiction among adolescent, participants were adolescents studying in prep school either in the first and second grades and their age ranged from 13- 16.

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Key information

Conditions

Smart Phone Addiction Prevention

Age range

13 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Minia University Egypt

Minya, Minya Governorate, 4444, Egypt

About this study

The research hypothesis include adolescents who receive the nurse-led smartphone addiction prevention intervention based on health belief model in study group exhibit lower smartphone addiction level than those in control group.

-Adolescents who receive the nurse-led smartphone addiction prevention intervention based on health belief model had higher knowledge regarding smartphone addiction than those in control group.

Participants were divided into two groups (study and control). Both groups were asked to fill out all questionnaires before and after the study using the same tools. In the control group, adolescents receives routine care, and educational classes' only. Participants were asked to answer a post-test using the same pre-test questionnaires. And the study group were divided into small training groups with 15-20 participants and divided into small groups . Six sessions were needed for each group each session took about 1- 2hrs.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

their ages ranged between (13-16 years), and get acceptance from their parents to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

students who unwilling to participates
more than 16 years
their parents refuse to participates

Treatment and study plan

class mate teaching subjects only

Other

the participants receive educational classmate subjects.

Primary outcomes

smartphone addiction level

Time frame: eight month

education intervention for prevention of smartphone addiction by using health belief model construct. by using smartphone addiction inventory , total score 104 mark, where high score indicate more smartphone addiction

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norther Private Collage of Nursing

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Nurse Led Educational Intervention on Preventing Smart Phone Addiction Among Adolescent :A Health Belief Model Approach

Acronym: smart phone

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Sep 22, 2025
Registry last updated: Sep 22, 2025

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