Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia
Background: Internet addiction (IA) is prone to be experienced by students and has become a major health concern. However, data on IA among allied health students are limited. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of IA and the association between mental health problems and IA among allied hea...
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2022
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| author | Jaafar, Nor Subhi Idris, Idayu Badilla Ahmad, Norfazilah Hod, Rozita Baddiri, Baidi Hod, Rafidah |
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| description | Background: Internet addiction (IA) is prone to be experienced by students and has become a major health concern. However, data on IA among allied health students are limited. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of IA and the association between mental health problems and IA among allied health students in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2021 in three government-funded allied health training institutes in Malaysia. A total of 265 allied health students undertaking a diploma in nursing, medical assistant training, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and diagnostic imaging were recruited using stratified random sampling. The Malay version of the IA test was used to measure IA, while depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 items were used to assess their mental health problems. A general linear model was used to analyze the association between IA scores and mental health problems. Results: The prevalence of IA among allied health students was more than 80%, with 16.2% and 2.3% of them reporting moderate and severe IA, respectively. |
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| spelling | upm-1019622023-10-06T23:21:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101962/ Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia Jaafar, Nor Subhi Idris, Idayu Badilla Ahmad, Norfazilah Hod, Rozita Baddiri, Baidi Hod, Rafidah Background: Internet addiction (IA) is prone to be experienced by students and has become a major health concern. However, data on IA among allied health students are limited. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of IA and the association between mental health problems and IA among allied health students in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2021 in three government-funded allied health training institutes in Malaysia. A total of 265 allied health students undertaking a diploma in nursing, medical assistant training, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and diagnostic imaging were recruited using stratified random sampling. The Malay version of the IA test was used to measure IA, while depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 items were used to assess their mental health problems. A general linear model was used to analyze the association between IA scores and mental health problems. Results: The prevalence of IA among allied health students was more than 80%, with 16.2% and 2.3% of them reporting moderate and severe IA, respectively. Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2022-04-22 Article PeerReviewed Jaafar, Nor Subhi and Idris, Idayu Badilla and Ahmad, Norfazilah and Hod, Rozita and Baddiri, Baidi and Hod, Rafidah (2022) Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia. Medical Journal of Indonesia, 31 (1). 56 - 61. ISSN 0853-1773; ESSN: 2252-8083 https://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/5820 10.13181/mji.oa.225820 |
| spellingShingle | Jaafar, Nor Subhi Idris, Idayu Badilla Ahmad, Norfazilah Hod, Rozita Baddiri, Baidi Hod, Rafidah Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title | Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title_full | Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title_short | Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among allied health students in malaysia |
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