Evaluating Nursing Students' Cognitive Awareness Regarding Digital Drugs

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt

2 Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Digital drugs, or binaural beats, are a type of auditory stimulation purported to modify mood, awareness, and cognitive processes by transmitting certain frequencies to the brain. Considering the scant scientific endorsement, digital pharmaceuticals have risen in popularity among adolescents and young adults. Aim:  To evaluate the cognitive awareness of digital drugs among nursing students. Design:  A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. Sample A purposive sample of 250 nursing students across different academic levels. Tools for data collection: Demographic and Academic Data Sheet, Cognitive Awareness of Digital Drugs Questionnaire. Result: The findings revealed that the majority of nursing students had moderate awareness (53.2%) of digital drugs, while 46.8% had low awareness, with no students showing high awareness. There were no statistically significant correlations between awareness and factors like daily internet use, social media use, or actual digital drug use. Conclusion: The study concluded that a moderate prevalence of digital drug usage with limited understanding, which is concerning, attached students who are widely accessible to the internet. Awareness and usage behavior are separated despite extensive internet and social media use. Recommendation: The study recommended that incorporate digital drug education into nursing curricula and promoting digital drug and mental health awareness campaigns, seminars, and workshops for nursing students.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 2
June 2021
Pages 2098-2107

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