Assessment of the Association Between Use of WhatsApp for Work-Related Purposes and Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Healthcare Workers from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Ryani, Majed A; Alshahrani, Ali; Khmees, Rola A; Gosadi, Ibrahim M.

doi:10.2147/prbm.s402720

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“…The questionnaire was converted to an online format using Google Forms and a weblink was generated to distribute the data information sheet and the questionnaire to the parents of the participants. The parents were recruited by advertising the study in WhatsApp groups, which are a popular method of communication in school and work settings in Saudi Arabia [18].…”

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Assessment of School Contributions to Healthy Eating, Physical Activity Education, and Support for Weight-Loss Attempts among Adolescents from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Gosadi

2023

Nutrients

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This study evaluates the contribution of schools in Saudi Arabia towards the provision of education and support concerning weight management among adolescents. It also identifies adolescents who have attempted to lose weight and examines their preferred weight-loss methods and their sources of weight-loss support. This study is a cross-sectional investigation that targets adolescents in intermediate and secondary schools in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Data was collected via a self-administered questionnaire that looked at the involvement of the school in the provision of education pertaining to weight control and the weight-loss experiences of students who had attempted to lose weight. The study involved 501 adolescents, 45% of whom had attempted to lose weight, where the most common methods for weight loss being reducing food consumption (77%), exercising (75%), and fasting (49%). The assessment of the schools’ contributions indicated its suboptimal role in the provision of education concerning physical activity compared to education about eating habits. The most commonly reported sources of weight-loss support were the students’ families (54%), followed by community facilities (44%). The least common sources were the students’ schools (24%). These findings indicate that schools need to enhance their contribution to encouraging adolescents to adopt a healthy lifestyle, while also ensuring multi-sectorial collaboration with families and community members.

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Assessment of School Contributions to Healthy Eating, Physical Activity Education, and Support for Weight-Loss Attempts among Adolescents from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Gosadi

2023

Nutrients

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“…Além disso, sabe-se que o processo da objetivação é sentido quando o usuário se apega de forma genuína ao aplicativo e site (Ahad & Lim, 2014). Neste mesmo ínterim, este processo potencializa a dimensão espacial, design, facilidade e experiência emocional do indivíduo com o uso da tecnologia (Sepúlveda & Vieira, 2020;Ryani, Alshahrani, Khmees, & Gosadi, 2023).…”

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“…Segundo, Sepúlveda & Vieira (2020) a incorporação é sentida por meio dos hábitos existentes ou novos na rotina cotidiana do usuário com os aplicativos e sites. Igualmente, percebe-se que a tecnologia é adaptada aos hábitos de vida do indivíduo devido a tranquilidade de uso, facilidade de comunicação, informações velozes e baixo custo (Ahad & Lim, 2014;Ryani et al, 2023;Rozgonjuk, Sindermann, Elhai & Montag, 2020).…”

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Whatsapp no trabalho e esgotamento profissional: pesquisa com profissionais da indústria têxtil

De Oliveira,

Césa,

Nobre

et al. 2023

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Esta pesquisa analisa a percepção de profissionais da indústria têxtil a fim de compreender os efeitos do uso do WhatsApp no esgotamento profissional. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa básica, realizada com onze profissionais brasileiros, cujos dados foram coletados via questionário on-line, em julho de 2022, e analisados com suporte da análise lexical, usando o software Iramuteq. A interpretação dos dados considerou a análise textual, o modelo teórico da pesquisa e os dados dos questionários. Os principais resultados foram: o uso do WhatsApp para trabalho não provoca ambiguidade de função/papel, nem interfere na autonomia do gestor; houve a apropriação do WhatsApp pelos profissionais da indústria; Colaboração, Conveniência, Praticidade e Vinculação emergiram dos dados, ligadas ao construto uso do WhatsApp para trabalho. Por fim, o uso do WhatsApp, no contexto estudado, não provoca, necessariamente, esgotamento profissional. Este trabalho poderá contribuir com estudos futuros por abordar um tema pouco estudado, embora manifesto no ambiente organizacional.

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“…[ 5 ] However, while WhatsApp and similar instant messaging platforms offer numerous benefits, studies have also highlighted their potential negative impact on mental health. [ 6 ]…”

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Impact of smartphone on mental health among medical undergraduates: A cross-sectional study

Prafull,

Rao,

Doijad

et al. 2024

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Smartphones have become an indispensable part of almost everyone’s life. India has now become the leading and second-largest Smartphone market in the world. It has been noted that the purpose of Smartphone usage has exceptionally changed over the past few years, especially among students, professionals, and the common man. Smartphones have now become essential and the need of the hour, and medical students are no exception. Smartphones can make “smart students smarter”! There are now 10,275 unique applications labeled under the “Medical” and “Healthcare and Fitness” categories. The common medical applications used are MedCalc, Drug Infusion, Flashcards, Encyclopedia, Merck Manual, Medscape, PubMed, Epocrates, MedlinePlus, Lab test applications, Medical Dictionary, Eponyms etc. Despite the advantages and needs of smartphones, they have proven to be a source of potential hazard to human health, not only physical but also mental, social, and emotional well-being. There is consistent evidence for co-morbidity (such as obesity, heart diseases, neck and back pain, etc.) between excessive smartphone use and other psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) similar to internet addiction. The significant association of this addiction with poorer sleep quality and higher perceived stress has been a cause for concern. Hence, further investigation to explore the association between smartphone addiction and mental health, this study was undertaken. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study was undertaken in Dr VMGMC, Solapur, from June to August 2022, after obtaining approval from the ethical committee, approval number 172/22. Total voluntary participation for the study was 600 (from first to final year), and accordingly convenient sample size was taken. RESULTS: We found that out of the total participants, 42% of the participants had an average screen time of 4–6 h daily. A very small percentage of participants (4%) spent less than two hours in front of a screen. Alarmingly, 65% of the participants had an average screen time of more than 4 hours, which puts them at risk for the negative health impacts of prolonged screen time. Around 12% of them had symptoms of mild stress, 10.3% for mild anxiety, and 15.6% for mild depression. 10.6% had symptoms of moderate stress, 23.3% for moderate anxiety, and 16% for moderate depression. A small proportion of undergraduates, that is, 5%, 16%, and 11.6%, had symptoms of severe and extremely severe stress, anxiety, and depression, respectively. CONCLUSION: The study participants did not feel a lot of stress, anxiety, or depression symptoms when smartphones were used judiciously and mostly for non-social purposes (such as studying, listening to music, or watching videos). This investigation led us to the conclusion that there are some positive effects of smartphones on mental health. However, those who spent an excessive amount of time on their smartphones for social contact, with an average screen time of 5 h, showed signs of mild to moderate sadness, moderate anxiety, and tension, demonstrating that social media had a negative impact on the mental health of medical undergraduates. Therefore, efforts should be made to inform medical students about how using a smartphone is harming their mental health.

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Assessment of the Association Between Use of WhatsApp for Work-Related Purposes and Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Healthcare Workers from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 5 publications

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Assessment of School Contributions to Healthy Eating, Physical Activity Education, and Support for Weight-Loss Attempts among Adolescents from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of School Contributions to Healthy Eating, Physical Activity Education, and Support for Weight-Loss Attempts among Adolescents from Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Whatsapp no trabalho e esgotamento profissional: pesquisa com profissionais da indústria têxtil

Impact of smartphone on mental health among medical undergraduates: A cross-sectional study

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