Internet addiction prevalence and contributing factors in the medical faculty students

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.

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Burnout Among ENT Residents During Covid-19 Pandemic: What Are The Contributing Factors?

Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Research ◽

10.37275/jacr.v2i2.165 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 258-268

Author(s):

Andrey Dwi Anandya ◽

Abla Ghanie ◽

Ahmad Hifni

Keyword(s):

Female Gender ◽

Medical Faculty ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Medical Residents ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Work Time ◽

Work Related ◽

Study Population ◽

The Mean

Introduction. Resident doctors are susceptible to burnout syndrome, which are the combination of physical and psychological fatigue, that may affect their performance. Long-term pandemic of Covid-19 may also contribute to increase the severity of burnout among residents doctor, might be because the increasing of work time and effort to treat the patients during the time while maintaining prevention against the possible exposure that may harm themselves. This study was aimed to evaluate burnout prevalence among ENT (Ear-Nose-Throat) medical residents in Covid-19 pandemic, and its relation to certain factors of demographic and wellness. Methods. Thirty ENT medical residents of Medical Faculty of Sriwijaya University were enrolled as study population. Burnout was measured by Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and divided by three parameters (personal,work-related, patient-related). Results. Among 30 ENT resident doctors at Rumah Sakit Moh. Hoesin, the mean level of personal burnout was 53.056 (SD 17.125), work-related burnout was 47.975 (SD 17.663), and patient-related burnout was 34.861 (SD 20.746). Conclusion. Marriage, female gender, and inadequacy of PPE may contribute to the development of burnout. The burnout among resident doctors is a serious matter regarding their role as a frontline doctor during the pandemic era, because it may affect not only their performance at work, but toward their life as well.

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Evaluation of the Relationship between Internet Addiction and the Thoracal Kyphosis Angle on Medical Faculty Students

Journal of Contemporary Medicine ◽

10.16899/jcm.791882 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 57-61

Author(s):

Keziban KARACAN ◽

Halit ÇELİK ◽

Mehtap ERDOĞAN

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Medical Faculty ◽

Kyphosis Angle ◽

The Relationship

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An in-depth exploration of the experience and sense-making of transactional analyst psychotherapists working with clients who present with Internet addiction

International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research & Practice ◽

10.29044/v6i2p31 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Matthew Shorrock

Keyword(s):

Clinical Supervision ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Treatment Effectiveness ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Future Research ◽

Sense Making ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Attachment Difficulties ◽

Underlying Disorder

Four internationally-accredited transactional analysis psychotherapists completed semi—structured one-to-one interviews that explored their experiences and sense-making of Internet addiction (IA). Interpretive phenomenological analysis yielded four higher-order concepts: the complexity of IA; aetiological and predisposing factors; functions and features of IA; and treatment factors. Practical and theoretical implications for future research, clinical supervision, treatment, psycho-educational and political programmes are presented. Of the key emergent findings the Internet was understood by participants as a conduit or medium for addiction given a high prevalence of an underlying ‘disorder’. It was also found that participants believed in the existence of childhood aetiological roots underpinning comorbidity with IA; that attachment difficulties in childhood often predispose individuals to develop issues around loneliness, low self-esteem, control, loss, instability and cognitive dissonance later in life; and that a relationship exists between depression, low self-esteem and escapism as contributing factors. It is concluded that professionals would benefit from specific trainings concerning childhood attachment difficulties, whilst integrating a psychodynamic approach, or being aware of transference processes, could enhance treatment effectiveness and help safeguard both clients and therapists from counter-therapeutic interventions.

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Hepatitis A Seroprevalence and Contributing Factors in the Sixth Year Medical Faculty Students

TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin ◽

10.5455/pmb.1-1351757959 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 625 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmet Ergin ◽

Suleyman Uzun ◽

Ali Bozkurt ◽

Aysen Til ◽

Elif Savas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hepatitis A ◽

Medical Faculty ◽

Contributing Factors

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Hubungan Kejadian Internet Addiction dengan Prestasi Belajar pada Mahasiswa FK Unand

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas ◽

10.25077/jka.v5i3.588 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Rizky Erizka ◽

Nadjmir Nadjmir ◽

Elly Usman

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Faculty ◽

Internet Technology ◽

The Internet ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Negative Effect

AbstrakTeknologi internet berkembang sangat pesat dalam beberapa tahun terakhir dengan berbagai manfaat positif dan negatifnya. Internet addiction merupakan salah satu dampak negatif yang ditimbulkan. Dalam beberapa penelitian disebutkan pengaruh internet addiction terhadap beberapa aspek termasuk pendidikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui angka kejadian internet addiction dan mempelajari hubungannya dengan prestasi belajar pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Unand. Metode studi cross sectional dilakukan terhadap mahasiswa FK Unand angkatan 2011. Hasil penelitian diolah dengan menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kejadian internet addiction mempengaruhi prestasi belajar pada mahasiswa FK Unand. Sebanyak 1,1% subjek mengalami internet addiction berat, 34,4% sedang dan 37,7% ringan. Berdasarkan jenis kelamin perempuan lebih banyak mengalami internet addiction daripada laki laki karena perempuan yang lebih banyak. Klasifikasi yang terbanyak adalah cyber-relationship dan metode paling banyak yang digunakan untuk mengakses internet adalah dengan menggunakan smartphone. Hasil lain yang didapatkan adalah kebutuhan dasar dan ibadah adalah kegiatan paling dominan yang dapat menghentikan responden dari mengakses internet. Disimpulkan bahwa kejadian internet addiction mempengaruhi prestasi belajar pada mahasiswa FK Unand.Kata kunci: cyber-relationship, internet, internet addiction, prestasi belajar AbstractThe internet technology grow very fast in recent years bringing many positive and negative effects. Internet addiction is one of the negative effect. Several research confirm some negative effect of internet addiction including academic problem. The objective of this study was to know frequency and it’s relation with academic achievement in Medical Faculty of Andalas university’s students. This was a cross-sectional study on Medical Faculty of Andalas University’s students. The result were analyzed by chi-square test. Based on the analyzed result, it confirm that the internet addiction cause problems in academic achievement. 1.1% samples suffer the severe internet addiction, intermediate 34.4% and mild 37.7%. By gender, more females suffer the internet addiction than males because there were more female than male. Based on classification, samples tends to suffer the Cyber-Relationship types of Internet addiction and most of them use smartphone to gain access to the internet. Basic needs and religion needs were the most activities that can stop the internet access. It can be conclude that internet addiction can cause problem in academic. Keywords: academic achievement, cyber-relationship, internet, internet addiction

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The Influence of Language Context on Repetitive Speech Use in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2019_ajslp-19-00003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 327-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Allison Gladfelter ◽

Cassidy VanZuiden

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Receptive Vocabulary ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

School Age Children ◽

Social Responsiveness ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Children With Asd ◽

Language Context

Purpose Although repetitive speech is a hallmark characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the contributing factors that influence repetitive speech use remain unknown. The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if the language context impacts the amount and type of repetitive speech produced by children with ASD. Method As part of a broader word-learning study, 11 school-age children with ASD participated in two different language contexts: storytelling and play. Previously collected language samples were transcribed and coded for four types of repetitive speech: immediate echolalia, delayed echolalia, verbal stereotypy, and vocal stereotypy. The rates and proportions of repetitive speech were compared across the two language contexts using Wilcoxon signed-ranks tests. Individual characteristics were further explored using Spearman correlations. Results The children produced lower rates of repetitive speech during the storytelling context than the play-based context. Only immediate echolalia differed between the two contexts based on rate and approached significance based on proportion, with more immediate echolalia produced in the play-based context than in the storytelling context. There were no significant correlations between repetitive speech and measures of social responsiveness, expressive or receptive vocabulary, or nonverbal intelligence. Conclusions The children with ASD produced less immediate echolalia in the storytelling context than in the play-based context. Immediate echolalia use was not related to social skills, vocabulary, or nonverbal IQ scores. These findings offer valuable insights into better understanding repetitive speech use in children with ASD.

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