Internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational cross-sectional survey.

Autor: Tahir MJ; Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Affiliated with University of Health and Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.; Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan., Malik NI; University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan., Ullah I; Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan., Khan HR; Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan., Perveen S; University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan., Ramalho R; Department of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Siddiqi AR; Wah Medical College, Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Wah, Pakistan., Waheed S; Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan., Shalaby MMM; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., De Berardis D; Department of Mental Health, NHS, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital 'G. Mazzini', Teramo, Italy., Jain S; Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India., Vetrivendan GL; Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Maduranthagam, Tamilnadu, India., Chatterjee H; Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana., Gopar Franco WX; University of Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico., Shafiq MA; Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan., Fatima NT; Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, China., Abeysekera M; Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominica., Sayyeda Q; Red Crescent Clinic Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, United States of America., Shamat SF; National Ribat University Medical School, Khartoum, Sudan., Aiman W; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America., Akhtar Q; Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan., Devi A; Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan., Aftab A; Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan., Shoib S; Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, India., Lin CY; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan., Pakpour AH; Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, ShahidBahounar BLV, Qazvin, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Nov 05; Vol. 16 (11), pp. e0259594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 05 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259594
Abstrakt: Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of many people, including medical students. The present study explored internet addiction and changes in sleep patterns among medical students during the pandemic and assessed the relationship between them.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in seven countries, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guyana, India, Mexico, Pakistan, and Sudan, using a convenience sampling technique, an online survey comprising demographic details, information regarding COVID-19, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT).
Results: In total, 2749 participants completed the questionnaire. Of the total, 67.6% scored above 30 in the IAT, suggesting the presence of an Internet addiction, and 73.5% scored equal and above 5 in the PSQI, suggesting poor sleep quality. Internet addiction was found to be significant predictors of poor sleep quality, causing 13.2% of the variance in poor sleep quality. Participants who reported COVID-19 related symptoms had disturbed sleep and higher internet addiction levels when compared with those who did not. Participants who reported a diagnosis of COVID-19 reported poor sleep quality. Those living with a COVID-19 diagnosed patient reported higher internet addiction and worse sleep quality compared with those who did not have any COVID-19 patients in their surroundings.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that internet addiction and poor sleep quality are two issues that require addressing amongst medical students. Medical training institutions should do their best to minimize their negative impact, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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