Internet Addiction and Sleep Quality Among Medical Students of Delhi: A New Age Epidemic

Nitesh Chauhan; Poornima Tiwari; Pooja Ahlawat; Sunil kumar Singh; Bhushan Dattatray  Kamble; Gunjan Mahaur

doi:10.55489/njcm.131220222488

Authors

Nitesh Chauhan K.D Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Poornima Tiwari Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Pooja Ahlawat North DMC Medical College and Hindurao Hospital, Delhi, India
Sunil kumar Singh Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical college, Chhainsa, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Bhushan Dattatray Kamble All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Gunjan Mahaur North DMC Medical College and Hindurao Hospital, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.131220222488

Keywords:

Internet addiction, Sleep quality, Medical students, Cross-sectional, Delhi

Abstract

Background: Recently there is an explosive growth of internet usage among youth worldwide. Internet addiction is defined as psychological dependence on the Internet leading to inability to control one’s use of the Internet.

Objective: To study the prevalence of internet addiction and quality of sleep among medical students of Delhi and to find out the factors associated with internet addiction.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, using stratified random sampling method was conducted among undergraduate students of VMMC & Safdarjung hospital Delhi. Young’s internet addiction test and Pittsburgh sleep quality index was administered.

Results: Mean age of study participant was 20.3 ± 2.3 SD years. Internet addiction was found in more than half of the study participant. Poor sleep quality was also found in more than half (57.2%) of them. On analysing internet addiction with associated factors, it was observed that gender, monthly data usage, source of internet use, phone use while eating, ever notice by teacher in class while using phone, monthly expenditure and quality of sleep were statistically significantly (p < .001) associated.

Conclusion: This study implies that internet addiction was high among medical student. More than half of the study participants was suffering from poor sleep quality.

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