Research Article

Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors

Volume: 18 Number: 55 August 31, 2019
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Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors

Abstract

Aim: Internet addiction is a growing disease and has increased especially among adolescents and young adults. In this study, it was aimed to investigate internet addiction of 1.-3. grade Medical Faculty students and related factors.

Materials and Methods: 1.-3. grade Medical Faculty students were included in this cross-sectional study, 407 students (80.1%) participated. A questionnaire including 42 questions about internet usage and Young’s Internet Addiction Scale was used to collect socio-demographic data. The internet addiction of the students was determined by the Likert Scale. After obtaining the ethics permission, the questionnaire was applied between April 1 - May 31, 2018.

Results: 99.5% of the participants were using internet. Young Internet Addiction Test mean score was found to be 29.92±16.33. 19.4% of the students (79 people) were possible addicts and 3%(12 people) were addicts. Between addicted students and others there was a significant difference according to use of internet for; more than two hours a day, searching information, lesson-training-research, news reading, video conversation and having complaints of sleeplessness because of internet usage. In terms of ways which students use to connect to the internet, there was no significant difference between wireless and mobile phone at home however, connections from library, university, cafe-restaurant networks were found to be significantly higher in addicted and probable addicted students than others.

Conclusion: The internet addiction among the Medical Faculty students was found to be low. New studies on risk factors and measures are needed to prevent internet addiction among students.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2019

Submission Date

January 8, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 12, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 18 Number: 55

APA
Öztürk Kaygusuz, T., Oğuzöncül, A. F., & Erensoy, A. (2019). Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 18(55), 5-17. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.509984
AMA
1.Öztürk Kaygusuz T, Oğuzöncül AF, Erensoy A. Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2019;18(55):5-17. doi:10.25282/ted.509984
Chicago
Öztürk Kaygusuz, Türkkan, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, and Ahmet Erensoy. 2019. “Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 18 (55): 5-17. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.509984.
EndNote
Öztürk Kaygusuz T, Oğuzöncül AF, Erensoy A (August 1, 2019) Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 18 55 5–17.
IEEE
[1]T. Öztürk Kaygusuz, A. F. Oğuzöncül, and A. Erensoy, “Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors”, Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 18, no. 55, pp. 5–17, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.25282/ted.509984.
ISNAD
Öztürk Kaygusuz, Türkkan - Oğuzöncül, Ayşe Ferdane - Erensoy, Ahmet. “Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 18/55 (August 1, 2019): 5-17. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.509984.
JAMA
1.Öztürk Kaygusuz T, Oğuzöncül AF, Erensoy A. Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2019;18:5–17.
MLA
Öztürk Kaygusuz, Türkkan, et al. “Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 18, no. 55, Aug. 2019, pp. 5-17, doi:10.25282/ted.509984.
Vancouver
1.Türkkan Öztürk Kaygusuz, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, Ahmet Erensoy. Evaluation of Internet Addiction Level of Medical Faculty Students And Affecting Factors. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2019 Aug. 1;18(55):5-17. doi:10.25282/ted.509984

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