A National Cross-sectional Study on Internet Addiction and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Jordanian Medical Students.
The rise in internet use among students is a growing concern about its impact on physical health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its association with musculoskeletal pain among medical students in Jordan. A national cross-sectional study was conducted from Februa...
| Published in: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 1096 - 1105 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=189088426&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 189088426 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00945145 JCH jtl: Journal of Community Health issn: 00945145 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 50 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 189088426 10.1007/s10900-025-01495-1 ppf: 1096 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 813KB tig: atl: A National Cross-sectional Study on Internet Addiction and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Jordanian Medical Students. aug: au: Alkousheh, Hazim Shereer, Fadel Tayseer Abu Suilik, Husam Alkousheh, Yara Habarneh, Abeer Alfauri, Yara Ismail, Waed AlQatawneh, Rahaf Atallah, Tala Al-Baka'in, Sandra Abu Al Karsaneh, Ola affil: https://ror.org/04a1r5z94 Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan https://ror.org/05k89ew48 School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan https://ror.org/02r4khx44 Department of Family Medicine, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, 855122, Amman, Jordan https://ror.org/00qedmt22 Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, 19117, Al-Salt, Jordan https://ror.org/008g9ns82 Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan https://ror.org/03y8mtb59 Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan https://ror.org/04a1r5z94 Department of Microbiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, 13133, Zarqa, Jordan su: Jordan Internet addiction Cross-sectional method Compulsive behavior Musculoskeletal pain Questionnaires Multiple regression analysis Digital health Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test Odds ratio Psychology of medical students Data analysis software Confidence intervals Regression analysis sug: subj: Internet addiction Cross-sectional method Compulsive behavior Jordan Musculoskeletal pain Questionnaires Multiple regression analysis Digital health Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test Odds ratio Psychology of medical students Data analysis software Confidence intervals Regression analysis keyword: Cross-sectional study Medical students Cross-sectional study Medical students ab: The rise in internet use among students is a growing concern about its impact on physical health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its association with musculoskeletal pain among medical students in Jordan. A national cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March 2025 across undergraduate medical students in six Jordanian universities, using an online questionnaire that included three sections: demographics, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire-Extended (NMQ-E). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and multivariable logistic regression for the associations between internet addiction and musculoskeletal complaints across nine body regions. Among 1100 students, 65.9% were females. Most students fell within mild (38.7%) or moderate (27.6%) internet addiction levels, while 29.5% were classified as having normal internet use, and 4.1% showed severe addiction. Gender and academic year were not significantly associated with addiction level, though university affiliation was (p = 0.017). Musculoskeletal pain was very common, especially in the neck (67.6%), shoulders (43.5%), and lower back (38.2%). Regression analysis showed that male students had higher odds of experiencing elbow (p = 0.011) and ankle/foot pain (p = 0.049), but lower odds of neck (p < 0.001), shoulder (p < 0.001), and upper back pain (p < 0.001). Internet addiction scores showed no strong link to musculoskeletal symptoms, except for elbow discomfort (p = 0.036). Internet addiction is common among medical students in Jordan, but it shows a limited association with musculoskeletal disorders. Nonetheless, the high prevalence of both conditions highlights the need for integrated strategies that promote healthy digital habits and physical well-being among students. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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