Behaviors Associated with Internet Use in Military Medical Students and Residents.
Introduction: Problematic use of video games, social media, and Internet-related activities may be associated with sleep deprivation and poor work performance. The Internet Addiction Test was given to military medical and nursing students and housestaff to assess problematic Internet use.Methods: Me...
| Publicado en: | Military Medicine Vol. 184; no. 11/12; pp. 750 - 758 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Nov/Dec2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=140890702&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 140890702 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00264075 4DV jtl: Military Medicine issn: 00264075 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov/Dec2019 vid: 184 iid: 11/12 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 140890702 140890702 NLM30938768 140890702 10.1093/milmed/usz043 NLM30938768 140890702 ppf: 750 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Behaviors Associated with Internet Use in Military Medical Students and Residents. aug: au: Schmidt, Gerald Valdez, Michelle Farrell, Maureen Bishop, Frank Klam, Warren P Doan, Andrew P affil: Department of Mental Health, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134 sug: subj: Consumer Satisfaction Statistics and Numerical Data Internet Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors Adolescence Adult Behavior, Addictive Etiology Behavior, Addictive Diagnosis Military Personnel Education, Medical Behavior, Addictive Psychosocial Factors Female Students, Medical Statistics and Numerical Data Education, Medical Statistics and Numerical Data California Male Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Introduction: Problematic use of video games, social media, and Internet-related activities may be associated with sleep deprivation and poor work performance. The Internet Addiction Test was given to military medical and nursing students and housestaff to assess problematic Internet use.Methods: Medical and nursing students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and residents from Naval Medical Center San Diego were contacted via email (n = 1,000) and given a survey that included the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and questions asking about other specific lifestyle variables. Individuals who received an Internet Addiction Score (IAS) ≥50 were identified as likely experiencing harmful effects of Internet addiction (IA).Results: Of 399 surveys submitted, 68 were omitted due to gross incompletion or failing to finish the entirety of the IAT. Of the participants included, 205 (61.1%) were male and 125 (37.9%) were female. The mean age was 28.6 years old (S.D. = 5.1 years). In regards to training status, completed surveys were assessed for 94 medical residents, 221 School of Medicine students, and 16 Graduate School of Nursing students. Our survey showed 5.5% of the participants (n = 18) indicated problems with Internet use that are concerning for IA.Conclusions: The study results indicated that our population showed problematic Internet use in the lower range of global estimates of IA. Rates of IA further decreased between medical students and residents. Multiple lifestyle variables were significantly associated with IA score and may serve as indicators of a higher score. Interestingly, the use of social media during sleeping hours was most significantly associated with increased IAS. This paper discusses IA among military medical and nursing trainees and how problematic Internet use may affect work performance and force readiness. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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