Cyberaddiction in the medical setting: A study of 45 cases
| Autor: | A. Ghenim, D. Brahim, I. Yaich, C. Ben Said, A. Belkahla, I. Youssef, M. Mersni, N. Mechergui, H. Ben Said, G. Bahri, M. Bani, N. Bram, N. Ladhari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S403-S403 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.828 |
| Popis: | Introduction Internet use can become uncontrollable, leading to physical and psychological suffering and what is known as cyberaddiction. Objectives To assess the frequency of cyberaddiction in a population of young doctors. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study of a population of young doctors. We collected socio-professional and medical data using a Google Forms self-questionnaire. The Young scale was recommended for screening for cyberaddiction. A score ≥5 indicates Internet addiction. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) was adopted to reveal anxiety-depressive disorders. Results A total of 45 physicians responded to our survey. The mean age was 29.93±4.8 years. The sex ratio (M/F) was 0.3. Participants were single in 69% of cases. Residents represented 64% of the population. Physicians were family medicine residents in 11% of cases. The mean Young’s score was 3.13±1.97/8. Cyberaddiction was noted in 24% of cases. A definite anxiety-depressive disorder was found in 6.7% and 13.3% of cases respectively. Internet addiction was significantly associated with female gender (p |
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