Comparison of internet usage and internet addiction scores in healthy children and children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Autor: Büyükyılmaz G; Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cankaya, Türkiye., Toksoy Adıgüzel K; Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cankaya, Türkiye., Koca SB; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM [J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab] 2023 Apr 05; Vol. 36 (5), pp. 435-440. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 05 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0640
Abstrakt: Objectives: The Internet, an integral part of modern life, can lead to internet addiction, which negatively affects academic performance, family relationships, and emotional development. This study aimed to evaluate the Internet addiction scores (IAS) during COVID-19 in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared with healthy controls.
Methods: Children with T1DM and healthy controls aged 8-18, were evaluated with the Parent-Child Internet Addiction Test (PCIAT20). Internet addiction scores of the participants were assessed. The relationship between diabetes duration, mean HbA 1c level and IAS were also examined in children with T1DM.
Results: The study included 139 patients with T1DM and 273 controls. The IAS were significantly lower in patients compared with controls (25.28 ± 15.52 vs. 29.69 ± 19.08, p=0.019). There was a weak negative correlation between the duration of diabetes and IAS in children with diabetes (r=-0.21, p=0.021). There was no significant association between IAS and mean HbA 1c (r=0.14, p=0.128) or age (r=0.08, p=0.115). Furthermore, there was no statistically significant difference in IAS between children with well-controlled diabetes (n=17) and those with poorly-controlled diabetes (n=122) (IAS: 27.1 ± 17.2; 24.8 ± 15.5, p=0.672, respectively).
Conclusions: Internet addiction scores were lower in patients with T1DM compared with their healthy peers. Unlike previous studies reporting an increase in problematic internet use, the results of the present study did not confirm internet use as a real challenge in front of the diabetes management for the majority of children with T1DM. This result may be attributed to the important role played by families in the management of T1DM.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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