The Effectiveness of Two Different Occupational Therapy Interventions on Time Management and on Perceived Occupational Performance and Satisfaction in University Students with Severe Nomophobia: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Abstract This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of two different occupational therapy interventions applied to university students with severe nomophobia. Forty-six participants were assigned to client-centered (CC) and time management (TM) intervention groups. Before and after intervention, participants’ time management skills were evaluated with the time management questionnaire (TMQ), occupational performance and satisfaction were evaluated with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), and nomophobia levels were evaluated with Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q). Both groups improved in NMP-Q, TMQ, and COPM within-group comparisons (p < 0.001). The interventions can be used to reduce nomophobia increase time management skills and increase perceived occupational performance and satisfaction.