Elbilgahy Amal Ahmed, Sweelam Rasha Kamal, Eltaib Fatma Abdou, Bayomy Hanaa E, Elwasefy Shereen Ahmed
Pediatric Nursing, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2021 Dec 3;7:23779608211055614. doi: 10.1177/23779608211055614. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
The widespread availability of Internet access and increasing rate of electronic device usage has helped enlighten the world community through copious applications, information resources, and other benefits. However, both the lack of controlled behavior and excessive Internet usage have resulted in a variety of difficulties that can hinder user achievement in many areas.
This study investigated the prevalence of Internet and electronic device addiction among Egyptian and Saudi nursing students, with the aim of identifying any effects on sleep and academic performance.
A cross-sectional comparative research design was employed among a systematic random sample comprised of 920 Egyptian and Saudi female nursing students. All participants completed the Young-Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Mobile Phone Involvement Questionnaire (MPIQ), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).
Severe Internet Addiction (IA) detected in 42.69% and 10.31% of Saudi and Egyptian participants, respectively. However, Saudi participants were more likely to report high rates of mobile phone usage ( < 0.001), while Egyptian participants tended to score higher on the ESS (17.47 ± 3.99 vs. 16.8 ± 3.83; = 0.024). For all participants, IAT and MPIQ scores were correlated with ESS results, while IA was specifically associated with poor academic performance. Finally, MPIQ scores were inversely correlated with academic performance for Saudi participants.
Smartphone and Internet addiction were notable problems for the Egyptian and Saudi nursing students investigated in this study. Importantly, these conditions adversely affect academic performance and other activity engagement in addition to inducing excessive daytime sleepiness.
互联网接入的广泛普及和电子设备使用频率的不断提高，通过丰富的应用程序、信息资源及其他益处，为全球社会带来了启发。然而，缺乏自控行为以及过度使用互联网导致了各种问题，可能会在许多方面阻碍用户取得成就。
本研究调查了埃及和沙特护理专业学生中网络和电子设备成瘾的患病率，旨在确定其对睡眠和学业成绩的任何影响。
对920名埃及和沙特女性护理专业学生组成的系统随机样本采用横断面比较研究设计。所有参与者均完成了青少年网络成瘾测试（IAT）、手机使用问卷（MPIQ）和爱泼沃斯思睡量表（ESS）。
分别在42.69%的沙特参与者和10.31%的埃及参与者中检测到严重网络成瘾（IA）。然而，沙特参与者报告手机使用率较高的可能性更大（<0.001），而埃及参与者在ESS上的得分往往更高（17.47±3.99对16.8±3.83；=0.024）。对于所有参与者，IAT和MPIQ得分与ESS结果相关，而IA与学业成绩差具体相关。最后，沙特参与者的MPIQ得分与学业成绩呈负相关。
智能手机和网络成瘾是本研究中所调查的埃及和沙特护理专业学生面临的显著问题。重要的是，这些情况除了会导致白天过度嗜睡外，还会对学业成绩和其他活动参与产生不利影响。
