Association between Homesickness and the Related Factors with Happiness in the Dormitory Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

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.

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The perspective of public health students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences regarding field of study and future career and its related factors in 2014

Scientific Journal of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Faculty ◽

10.29252/sjnmp.1.3.5 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 33-45

Author(s):

Ahmad Vahabi ◽

Asma Khateri ◽

Boshra Vahabi ◽

Maryam Mirzaei ◽

Mahin Ahmadian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Field Of Study ◽

Related Factors ◽

Future Career

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

Journal of Community Health Research ◽

10.18502/jchr.v9i4.4974 ◽

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

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Relationship between spiritual health and happiness in the students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences and its related factors

Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.29252/shenakht.5.2.93 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 93-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Boshra Vahabi ◽

Ahmad Vahabi ◽

Fayegh Yousefi ◽

Mahnaz Sayyadi ◽

Daem Roshani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spiritual Health ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Related Factors

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Investigation of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and its Determinants Among Students of Medical Sciences in Iran

The Open Public Health Journal ◽

10.2174/1874944502013010627 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 627-633

Author(s):

Mohammad Amiri ◽

Ahmad Khosravi ◽

Niloofar Aboozarzadeh ◽

Leila Khojasteh ◽

Zakieh Sadeghi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Promoting ◽

The Mean ◽

Health Promoting Lifestyle

Background: A person's lifestyle plays an important role in his health. This study aimed at determining thehealth-promoting lifestyle and its related factors among the medical students of Shahroud Islamic Azad University. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of500 students of medical sciences were selected using the stratified random sampling method and they completed the health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being questionnaires. The collected data were entered into SPSS 16 and were analyzed with a T-test, Chi-square, Pearson correlation coefficient, and a backward regression model. Results: The mean age of the students was 22.25±1.45 and 65% of the participants were female. The mean scores of health-promoting lifestyle, well-being, and self-efficacy were 134.1±23.85, 14.41±5.09, and 41.67±8.05, respectively. Among the students, 32.8% had a health disorder and only 2.2% had a high self-efficacy. Well-being and self-efficacy were statistically correlated with the health-promoting lifestyle (p<0.001). The results showed that out of 17 independent variables, only 4 variables of educational level, academic year, marital status, well-being were the best predictors of health-promoting lifestyle. Conclusion: More than 90% of students had low self-efficacy and more than 30% of them did not have good well-being. Moreover, the health-promoting lifestyle of students was moderate. More attention to the above areas, such as well-being status and applying required interventions, can help to improve the situation.

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The Prevalence of Addiction to Social Network Among Students in Iran and its Factors Related: A Study Conducted in 2020

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health ◽

10.2174/1745017902117010170 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 170-176

Author(s):

Hoorieh Rahiminia ◽

Hamid Soori ◽

Mahdi Jafari ◽

Soheila Khodakarim

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

The Social

Background: In the present era, the prevalence of addiction to social networks has shown that many users, including students, are detaching from the real world. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of addiction to the social networks among students in Iran and its related factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 on 1000 students in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The data collection tool was a standardized questionnaire about addiction to the social networks distributed online among students. Statistical data were analyzed using Stata software version 14. Results: Generally, 462 students (44%) had addiction to social networks, of which 449 (90.04%) had slight addiction and 13 (9.96%) had severe addiction. The results showed that age (p = 0.001), type of disciplines in the treatment-related subgroup (p = 0.03) and using nerve medicine (p = 0.0001) had significant relationships with addiction to social networks. Conclusion: Considering that a high number of students in the present study are at high risk of addiction, it is suggested that educational programs should be implemented to improve the knowledge of parents and students for optimal use of social networks and raise awareness of the harmful consequences of addiction.

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