Internet addiction and psychiatric comorbidity may cooccur as a dual diagnosis and engender significant impact on patients and existing treatment services. Suitable interventional and preventive measures are needed for proper internet use to protect students mental and physical health. Addictive use of the internet is a new phenomenon which many practitioners are unaware of and subsequently. Persian version of the translated yiat is a valid instrument for assessing internet addiction in iranian university students. The use of internet has now become indispensable, and the technology has revolutionized the medical education and practice worldwide. The sample included 10% of all classes in schools of thessaly.
Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with. Internet addiction among greek adolescent students. The excessive undisciplined use by individuals has led to the emergence of the concept of internet addiction. Internet addiction has become a common problem among medical students. The objectives of the present study were to assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among female students at jouf. Internet use and addiction among medical students of universiti sultan zainal abidin, malaysia article pdf available in psychology research and behavior management 9. The prevalence of internet addiction may further increase in the coming years.
Pdf a study internet addiction among medical students from. May 25, 2018 eligible articles about the prevalence of internet addiction among college students in china published between 2006 and 2017 were retrieved from online chinese periodicals, the fulltext databases of wan fang, vip, and the chinese national knowledge infrastructure, as well as pubmed. Sleep quality and internet addiction level among university students 7044 economics and administration, 48 9. Internet addiction in university medical students sciencedirect. Paralleling the rapid growth in internet access is a rise in internet addiction, especially among adolescents, gaining increased attention from the popular media, government authorities, and researchers. A number of publications have studied internet addiction among university and college students.
Exponential use of internet has resulted in internet addiction in recent times. Description of internet addiction among chilean medical. Internet addiction, medical students, mobile phones. So, the present study was aimed to study the prevalence of internet addiction among medical students. This has encouraged us to determine the predictors of internet addiction among medical students in a public university in malaysia. This study will estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among university students and will assess the psychological impacts of this. Psychological distress and internet addiction among medical. Show full abstract internet addiction among medical students and to determine the factors associated with it.
A crosssectional study on internet addiction among medical students. Full text internet use and addiction among medical students of. The majority of the students were studying in their 3rd year. Internet use and addiction among students of college of. Pdf internet use and addiction among medical students of. They have attempted to show there can be negative effect of internet use on these students, which may cause the students to become addicted and to digress from their educational studies.
Most of the students 90% used mobile phones for internet access. Pdf a study internet addiction among medical students. Internet addiction is a relatively frequent phenomenon among medical students. Evaluation of internet addiction and mental health status. It means the sum score higher than 46 is considered as ia 19. Proliferation of the internet has provided better opportunities for communication, information and social interaction. Full text internet use and addiction among medical students. Students are particularly at risk because of their.
Pittsburgh sleep quality scores varied between 0 and 16 with an average of 6. Internet addicted individuals showed anxiety, depression, loss of emotionalbehavioral pattern, and psychological distress. A crosssectional study on internet addiction among medical. However with internet access becoming so widespread, problematic internet use is increasingly being reported. Factors influencing internet addiction in a sample of. The students with internet addiction had higher scores of sds and sas compared with those without internet addiction p internet addiction among medical students to be 58. A study to assess internet addiction among undergraduate medical.
Little is known about the adverse effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using internet and facebook. Sleep quality and internet addiction level among university. Pdf on mar 1, 2016, sachin ratan gedam and others published a study internet addiction among medical students from central india find. Pdf a crosssectional study on internet addiction among. Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction among medical students a crosssectional study in malaysia. The objective of this study was to determine prevalence, associated factors and effects of internet and facebook addiction on medical students of tanta faculty of medicine. Pdf internet use and addiction among medical students in. The prevalence of internet addiction among the students of rafsanjan university of medical sciences.
Internet addiction among medical students at qassim university was very high, with addiction affecting academic performance and psychological wellbeing. Internet use and internet addiction disorder among medical. Internet use and addiction among medical students in qassim. We found prevalence of internet addiction among medical students to be. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, an internet questionnaire youngs internet addiction test iat, the general health questionnaire, and the zuckermankuhlman personality questionnaire iii zkpq. The main objective of this study was to measure prevalence of internet addiction and the usage pattern among undergraduate medical students. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluation of internet addiction and mental health among students of zaums. The psychological symptoms will be assessed using the symptom checklist90revised derogatis, 1994. Medical opinion is divided on whether internet addiction exists as a mental disorder in its own right. Methods this crosssectional study was conducted between december 2017 and april 2018 at the college of medicine, qassim university, buraydah, saudi arabia.
Internet and facebook addiction among egyptian and malaysian. Materials and methods a crosssectional survey was carried out in medical students of both sexes, belonging to two medical colleges in the city of guntur, andhra pradesh, south india. Internet addiction has been found to be associated with various psychiatric diseases. Internet use and addiction among medical students of. Background and aims internet addiction ia could be a major concern in university medical students aiming to develop into health professionals. The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition. Addiction, medical students, malaysia introduction. The advancement in study of internet addiction disorder has been negatively impacted by the lack of standardization in this area. Internet addiction among medical students at qassim university was. These studies were undertaken using varying instruments, and show that 810% of college students have internet dependence. Internet addiction is a widespread phenomenon among students and. The predictors of internet addiction were male students using it for surfing and entertainment purposes.
To determine the prevalence of internet addiction and some of the associated factors among medical students of the university of kufa, and find its effect on academic performance. Research indicates that internet addiction is often associated with depression, impulse control disorder, and low selfesteem. Currently, medical students and professionals have an enormous opportunity to keep them always updated. Correlation between internet addiction, depression, anxiety. Internet addiction is an increasing problem among university students worldwide. It has been suggested that excessive internet use could represent addictive behaviour with mental health implications. The present cross sectional study was carried out over a.
Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors. The validated internet addiction test questionnaire was. We found prevalence of internet addiction among medical students to be 58. Internet addiction and relationships with insomnia. Internet addiction and its determinants among medical students.
Internet addiction is an umbrella term that refers to the compulsive need to spend a great deal of time on the internet, to the point where relationships, work and health are allowed to suffer. A case from china xiaolei liu department of medical education, faculty of training administration fourth military medical university no. The prevalence of internet addiction among the study subjects in the present study was 52. We enrolled 522 medical students, 281 men and 241 women, with a mean age of 21. In accordance with the findings of this study, the prevalence of ia was 27. Prevalence and patterns of internet addiction among medical students.
Pdf internet addiction disorder among medical students. Students use the internet for recreational purpose and personal and professional development. Internet addiction and relationships with insomnia, anxiety. Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction. Aug 08, 2016 a study to evaluate internet addiction disorder among students of a medical college and associated hospital of central india. The internet provides numerous educational advantages, but too much internet use can lead to unfavorable outcomes such as social isolation and poor academic achievement.
Internet addiction is a new problem of modern societies. Among the current sps, 49% suffered from mild addiction. Internet addiction will be assessed using the internet addiction test iat kimberly, 2009. For measuring internet addiction the internet addiction test tool was applied. Objectives this study aimed to measure the prevalence of internet use and addiction and determine its association with gender, academic performance and health among medical students. Aug 08, 2016 internet addiction is a widespread phenomenon among students and academicians at universities in malaysia. Suitable interventional and preventive measures are needed for proper internet use to. It has been generally accepted among researchers, however, that internet addiction is only a subset of technology addiction in general. Dec 11, 2008 this research aimed to assess the prevalence of internet addiction among greek adolescent students, ages 12 to 18. The very high estimate of nearly 20% in niemz et al. Internet addiction detection rate among college students in.
The internet has become an integral part of daytoday life of the university students, including medical students. Internet use has grown exponentially worldwide to more than 2. Pdf internet addiction among medical students and its. The students with internet addiction had higher scores of sds and sas compared with those without internet addiction p internet addiction p among 412 students at different medical colleges in karachi. Pdf internet addiction and its determinants among medical students. We have also observed a very high level of internet addiction among medical students. The internet addiction test iat is a screening instrument used to detect ia worldwide, which was published in 1998 and inspired by the dsmiv criteria for.
The sample of 2,200 students was recruited from 120 classes among 85 schools in thessaly, greece. The total prevalence of internet addiction among health education undergraduates is almost similar to other university students. Prevalence of internet addiction the prevalence of internet addiction is shown in table 3. Internet addiction was assessed using malay version of chen internet addiction scale while the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress were assessed by depression anxiety, stress scale dass21. Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of internet addiction.
Prevalence of internet addiction among medical students in. The implications of this addiction as well as its association with sleep, mood disorders and selfesteem can hinder their studies, impact their longterm career goals and have wide and detrimental consequences for society as a whole. This study was aimed to study the prevalence and patterns of internet addiction among medical students in the city of guntur. The present cross sectional study was carried out over a period of two. Evaluation of internet addiction and mental health among. Internet use and internet addiction disorder among medical students. In previous iranian studies face validity of the scale was tested among medical students. The relationship between depression and internet addiction. Internet addiction among students varied according to the pattern of internet use. A total of250 medical students in the age group of 1823 years.
A sample of 268 medical students participated in this study. For data collection, we used a selfadministered questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic and internet usage questions, the internet addiction test iat and the depression anxiety and. Internet use and addiction among medical students in. To determine the prevalence of internet addiction among medical students in absu nigeria. Also, the prevalence of ia was significantly higher among male students. Prevalence and patterns of internet addiction among medical. Internet addiction disorder signs, symptoms, and treatments.