Impact of internet use on lifestyle in undergraduate medical students

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Anupama N¹  Rekha D Kini¹  Nayanatara Arun Kumar¹  Bhagya Kodavanji²  Vidya Chathoth³  Sheila Ramesh Pai⁴ 

[1] Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Unit of Manipal University, Karnataka;Associate professor, Department of Physiology, KMC Mangalore, A Unit of Manipal University, Karnataka, India.;Postgraduate Student, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Unit of Manipal University, Karnataka;Professor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Unit of Manipal University, Karnataka

关键词: Dietary Pattern;    Hobbies;    Internet Use;    Lifestyle;    Physical Activity;    Sleep Pattern;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v5i3.492

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: Medical students overindulgence with the internet, therefore it is important assess the impact of internet use on lifestyle of undergraduate medical students.Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 90 (18-20 years) undergraduate medical students. Based on the Youngs Internet addiction test scoring, subjects were divided into addictive internet users (score ? 50) and non-addictive internet users (score < 50). The two groups were compared for environmental stressors and lifestyle factors such as sleep, dietary pattern, physical activity and hobbies.Results: The addictive internet user group had a statistically significant impairment of sleep (94.11% Vs 45.2%) and excessive daytime sleepiness(88.23% Vs 39.72%) and presence of environmental stressors (76.47% Vs 36.98% ) when compared to the non-addictive internet user group.Conclusions: This study identified addictive internet use as an important concern among medical students, on account of its negative impact on lifestyle factors and the role of environmental stressors in the predisposition to internet addiction.

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