Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Med Sci Monit. 2024 May 27;30:e943399. doi: 10.12659/MSM.943399.
BACKGROUND The time spent on diverse social, physical, and educational activities among healthcare undergraduates (HCUs) tremendously impacts their academic and personal lives. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the social, physical, and educational activities among HCUs at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SA). MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional, self-prepared, and pre-tested e-questionnaire (electronic questionnaire) based study using a convenience sampling design in a university in SA from August 21 to November 21, 2023 was conducted to assess their various activities outside of classes, using a 16-item e-questionnaire to investigate time spent on social (4 items), physical (3 items), and educational activities (3 items). RESULTS A total of 452 HCUs completed the e-questionnaires, giving a response rate of 92.62%. Of them, 50.45% were females, the median age was 23 years, and 32.08% (n=145) were medical undergraduates. About 57% of the HCUs spent 1-2 h per day on educational activities during the day, while 32.7% of the HCUs spent 2 h per day on social media, and 62.6% spent 3-4 h per day with family. The findings revealed that the 140 females spent significantly more time (1-2 h) reading and writing compared to the 117 male HCUs (P=0.001). Age was found to be associated with time spent on education by HCUs (P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings among HCUs show that most spend a significant amount of time on educational activities during the day. Undergraduates also spend time with their families and participate in other social activities.
医学生（HCUs）在各种社交、身体和教育活动上所花费的时间对他们的学术和个人生活有重大影响。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得的沙特国王大学（KSU）的 HCUs 的社交、身体和教育活动。
2023 年 8 月 21 日至 11 月 21 日，在沙特阿拉伯的一所大学，采用便利抽样设计，进行了一项基于 16 项电子问卷的横断面、自行编制和预测试的电子问卷研究，以评估他们在课外的各种活动，使用 16 项电子问卷调查他们在社交（4 项）、身体（3 项）和教育活动（3 项）上所花费的时间。
共有 452 名 HCUs 完成了电子问卷，应答率为 92.62%。其中，50.45%为女性，中位数年龄为 23 岁，32.08%（n=145）为医学本科生。约 57%的 HCUs 白天每天花 1-2 小时进行教育活动，而 32.7%的 HCUs 每天花 2 小时在社交媒体上，62.6%的 HCUs 每天花 3-4 小时与家人在一起。研究结果表明，与 117 名男性 HCUs 相比，140 名女性花更多的时间（1-2 小时）阅读和写作（P=0.001）。年龄与 HCUs 的教育时间有关（P=0.001）。
我们在 HCUs 中的发现表明，大多数人白天在教育活动上花费大量时间。大学生还花时间与家人在一起并参与其他社交活动。
