Problematic internet use among nursing students

Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing s...

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Main Authors:	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/2/Abstract%20pdf.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/3/conference%20certificate.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/12/Poster%20Public%20health.pdf

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spelling	iium-747322019-10-22T13:24:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/ Problematic internet use among nursing students Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing students. Methods: A sample of 174 nursing students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in the study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Results: The prevalence of IA among students was 33.3% while 12.6% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students who were using internet for more than 40 hours per week. Conclusions: IA is considerably high among nursing students. Male and female students are equally affected by IA. 2019-07-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/2/Abstract%20pdf.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/3/conference%20certificate.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/12/Poster%20Public%20health.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2019) Problematic internet use among nursing students. In: 5th International Conference on Public Health 2019, 10-12 July 2019, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi Problematic internet use among nursing students
description	Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing students. Methods: A sample of 174 nursing students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in the study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Results: The prevalence of IA among students was 33.3% while 12.6% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students who were using internet for more than 40 hours per week. Conclusions: IA is considerably high among nursing students. Male and female students are equally affected by IA.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_facet	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_sort	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
title	Problematic internet use among nursing students
title_short	Problematic internet use among nursing students
title_full	Problematic internet use among nursing students
title_fullStr	Problematic internet use among nursing students
title_full_unstemmed	Problematic internet use among nursing students
title_sort	problematic internet use among nursing students
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/2/Abstract%20pdf.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/3/conference%20certificate.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/12/Poster%20Public%20health.pdf
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Problematic internet use among nursing students

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