Prevalence of Internet Addiction in Students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jila Agah ◽  
Masoumeh Sharifzadeh ◽  
Yaser Tabarraie ◽  
Maryam Tavakoli ◽  
Maryam Davarzani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Sciences

scholarly journals Internet Addiction Among Iranian Students of Medical Sciences

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molook Torabi ◽  
Arash Shahravan ◽  
Atefeh Bahabin ◽  
Iman Mohammadzadeh ◽  
Marzieh Karimi Afshar
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Iranian Students

scholarly journals A study on internet addiction among medical students in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Lavadi ◽  
Mangala Subramanian ◽  
Meghana Panchaseelan ◽  
Lakshmi Chintala ◽  
Lalasa Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Change Communication

Background: Internet usage is prevalent among medical students as they utilize it for both study purposes as well as for entertainment. Widespread usage of the internet may lead to its addiction. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and identify its contributing factors among medical students.Methods: 239 second and third year medical students completed the internet addiction test as well as the supplementary questionnaire at Vydehi institute of medical sciences and research center. The assessment of addiction was performed using Dr. Kimberley Young's internet addiction test.Results: It was found that 120 (50.2%) students were mildly addicted and 39 (16.3%) students were moderately addicted and 1 (0.42%) student was severely addicted.Conclusions: 66.9% of medical students had various levels of internet addiction from mild to severe. Therefore, behavior change communication is required to overcome addiction in these students. 

scholarly journals The Frequency and Related Factors of Internet Addiction in Externship and Internship Students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Danaei ◽  
Ali Akbar Rohani ◽  
Ali Sajadi ◽  
Mohsen Momeni
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Chi Square Test

Introduction: Internet addiction is a global phenomenon with an increasing trend in university students. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and factors affecting internet addiction in externship and internship medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on externship and internship medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2018 during a 6-month period using convenience sampling method. In this study, the valid and reliable self-administered questionnaire of “Kimberly-Young internet addiction questionnaire” was used to collect the research data. The attainable scores in this questionnaire range from 20 to 100, so that  higher scores show greater dependence on the Internet. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20 using the Chi-square test. A significant level was set at lower than 0.05. Results: Among the participants, 46 participants (18.4%) were normal users, 127 (50.8%) were at risk, and 77 (30.8%) were addicted to the Internet. Among the demographic factors, a significant relationship was found between gender (p = 0.041) and educational level (p = 0.024) with Internet addiction. Conclusion: policymakers should pay particular attention to the issue of Internet addiction in medical students, since Internet addiction may cause these students to neglect their critical duties during externship and internship. In this regard, holding effective training courses can be helpful.

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and its Predictors in Guilan Medical Sciences Students, 2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahla Asiri ◽  
Fatemeh Fallahi ◽  
Atefeh Ghanbari ◽  
Ehsan Kazemnejad-leili
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Sciences

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and Happiness Among Medical Sciences Students in Southeastern Iran

Health Scope ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Ansari ◽  
Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam ◽  
Mahdi Mohammadi ◽  
Mostafa Peyvand ◽  
Zahra Amani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Sciences

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Internet Addiction and Its Related Factors among the Students of Yazd University of Medical Science

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Namiranian ◽  
Seied Saman Mansouri ◽  
Mohammad Shafiee
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Statistical Relationship ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level

Introduction: Considering the increase in Internet addiction rate, we tried to investigate the rate of internet addiction among medical students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd in 2016. Methods: This analytic-cross-sectional study was performed on 350 students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd. The data collection tool was a demographic questionnaire, and Yang's Internet addiction inventory. The questionnaire contains 20 questions, according to which the person is placed in one of four classes: normal, mild, moderate, and severe. After collecting the data, the data were entered into SPSS 16 software and analyzed using Chi-square and independent t-tests. The significance level was considered less than 0.05. Results: According to Internet addiction, students were 65% normal, 33.3% border lip and 1.7% were addicted to the Internet. The results also showed that there was a significant statistical relationship between the prevalence of internet addiction among students and sex, smoking, and registration in cyberspace (p<0.05), and there was no significant statistical relationship between the prevalence of internet addiction and marital status, place of residence and birthplace (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that by increasing the awareness of medical students, the rate of Internet addiction in them can be minimized  

scholarly journals Relationship between Internet Addiction and Identity Styles in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Shekufe Zarei ◽  
Parviz Azodi ◽  
Tayebeh Fatahi ◽  
Frouzan Azodi ◽  
Marzieh Mahmoodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Identity Styles
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