Clinical Pharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, P.O. Box 43, Cairo, Egypt.
Center of Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, Cairo, Egypt.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 26;22(1):1826. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14140-6.
Pharmacy students represent the future of healthcare professionals and with daily use of the internet for different activities has made internet addiction (IA) of a growing concern. The main objectives of this study were to 1) assess internet addiction among pharmacy undergraduate students as well as factors associated with it; 2) assess the relationships between internet addiction and common mental disorders (depression, anxiety, and stress), in addition to academic performance and body mass index factors.
We utilized a cross-sectional questionnaire that was conducted among 808 students of Egypt university pharmacy students across the country. The surveys used included: Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS 21).
YIAT average score was 44.75 (19.72%); prevalence rate of potential IA was 311 (38.5%) with no gender significant difference. We couldn't detect any type of correlation between potential IA and GPA. However, a robust correlation was found between internet addiction vs depression, anxiety and stress collectively.
Internet addiction is usually associated with mental related disorders thus it is of paramount important to identify it among students. Different therapeutic interventions could include management to IA and common psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress.
药学专业的学生是未来医疗保健专业人员的代表，他们每天都会使用互联网进行各种活动，这使得网络成瘾（IA）成为一个日益令人担忧的问题。本研究的主要目的是：1）评估药学专业本科生的网络成瘾情况以及与其相关的因素；2）评估网络成瘾与常见精神障碍（抑郁、焦虑和压力）之间的关系，以及与学业成绩和体重指数因素的关系。
我们采用了横断面问卷调查的方法，对埃及全国的 808 名药学专业学生进行了调查。使用的问卷包括：青少年网络成瘾测试（YIAT）和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS 21）。
YIAT 的平均得分为 44.75（19.72%）；有潜在网络成瘾的比例为 311 人（38.5%），但性别差异无统计学意义。我们没有发现潜在网络成瘾与 GPA 之间存在任何类型的相关性。然而，我们发现网络成瘾与抑郁、焦虑和压力之间存在很强的相关性。
网络成瘾通常与精神相关障碍有关，因此识别学生中的网络成瘾问题非常重要。不同的治疗干预措施可以包括对网络成瘾和常见心理障碍（如抑郁、焦虑和压力）的管理。
