Description of Internet Addiction among Chilean Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Berner, Juan Enrique; Santander, Jaime; Contreras, Ana María Carmona; Gómez, Teresita

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“…The percentage of moderate and severe dependence upon the Internet (IAT >50) found in this population (5.5 %) is lower than in previous Asian and American studies in medical students (10.8 % in Iran, 44.6 % in Nepal, and 11.5 % in Chile) [1][2][3]. Our findings are in line with the reported data on the prevalence of pathologic Internet use (a term that describes moderate and severe levels of Internet addiction) in a multicentered European study among adolescents (4.4 %) [9].…”

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“…Undergraduate university students are an understudied group, although they are considered at high risk for pathological Internet use, because they can have unsupervised Internet access and independent control of their time, without any parental control right after adolescence. Medical students are a group with special characteristics that has received very little research and has not been previously studied in the European context [1][2][3].…”

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“…Previous studies in undergraduate students, coming from various university schools, have associated pathological Internet use with a number of demographic and psychiatric factors: male gender [1,[3][4][5], divorced parental condition [4], lower academic performance [4], not staying with one's parents [4], being married [3], students' enrollment in an unemployment program [4], and Internet usage at night and using the Internet for communication with relatives and friends [5]. Internet addiction was also associated with other potentially addictive personal habits of smoking, drinking alcohol or coffee, and drug use [4].…”

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“…Internet addiction was also associated with other potentially addictive personal habits of smoking, drinking alcohol or coffee, and drug use [4]. In terms of psychiatric comorbidities, Internet addiction has been associated with depression [1,6], symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, introversion, neuroticism personality traits, and anxiety symptoms [6].…”

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“…Similar results were seen in a study conducted in Turkey (1). In addition, a significant association was found between male gender and IA in a study conducted among medical students at a medical school in Santiago (21). Moreover, in another study on students of medical sciences, male gender was a predictor of IA (5).…”

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Evaluation of Internet Addiction and Mental Health Among Medical Sciences Students in the Southeast of Iran

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Background: Today, the prevalence of Internet Addiction (IA) is increasing among college students and the mental health of students is reduced with the increasing severity of IA. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate IA and mental health among medical sciences students in the southeast of Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 417 students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Southeast of Iran, during year 2016. The participants were recruited through a two-stage stratified sampling method. The data collection was done using Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) and Goldberg General Health (GHQ) standard questionnaires. Data analysis were performed by ANOVA, Pearson correlation, chi-square, and logistic regression tests using SPSS software for Windows version 16. Results: The overall prevalence of IA in students was 27.56% (95% CI: 21.3 to 30.8). The prevalence of IA was 15.82% (95% CI: 11.3 to

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Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

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IMPORTANCE Medical students are at high risk for depression and suicidal ideation. However, the prevalence estimates of these disorders vary between studies.OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in medical students.DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Systematic search of EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, psycARTICLES, and psycINFO without language restriction for studies on the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation in medical students published before September 17, 2016. Studies that were published in the peer-reviewed literature and used validated assessment methods were included.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Information on study characteristics; prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation; and whether students who screened positive for depression sought treatment was extracted independently by 3 investigators. Estimates were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Differences by study-level characteristics were estimated using stratified meta-analysis and meta-regression. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESPoint or period prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation as assessed by validated questionnaire or structured interview.RESULTS Depression or depressive symptom prevalence data were extracted from 167 cross-sectional studies (n = 116 628) and 16 longitudinal studies (n = 5728) from 43 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 27.2% (37 933/122 356 individuals; 95% CI, 24.7% to 29.9%, I 2 = 98.9%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 9.3% to 55.9%. Depressive symptom prevalence remained relatively constant over the period studied (baseline survey year range of 1982-2015; slope, 0.2% increase per year [95% CI, −0.2% to 0.7%]). In the 9 longitudinal studies that assessed depressive symptoms before and during medical school (n = 2432), the median absolute increase in symptoms was 13.5% (range, 0.6% to 35.3%). Prevalence estimates did not significantly differ between studies of only preclinical students and studies of only clinical students (23.7% [95% CI, 19.5% to 28.5%] vs 22.4% [95% CI, 17.6% to 28.2%]; P = .72). The percentage of medical students screening positive for depression who sought psychiatric treatment was 15.7% (110/954 individuals; 95% CI, 10.2% to 23.4%, I 2 = 70.1%). Suicidal ideation prevalence data were extracted from 24 cross-sectional studies (n = 21 002) from 15 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.1% (2043/21 002 individuals; 95% CI, 9.0% to 13.7%, I 2 = 95.8%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 7.4% to 24.2%. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this systematic review, the summary estimate of the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among medical students was 27.2% and that of suicidal ideation was 11.1%. Further research is nee...

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Description of Internet Addiction among Chilean Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract: In this first study of IA in medical students, the authors found a rate of incidence similar to what has been published in the literature focusing on college students. Additionally, there was a positive association between emotional symptoms and other abuse behaviors.

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Internet Addiction in Greek Medical Students: an Online Survey

Internet Addiction in Greek Medical Students: an Online Survey

Evaluation of Internet Addiction and Mental Health Among Medical Sciences Students in the Southeast of Iran

Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

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