PLoS se tasi. 2017 Mar 20; 12 (3): e0174209. doi: 10.1371 / journal.pone.0174209.
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MANULAUTI:
To study the extent of Internet addiction (IA) and its association with depression in Thai medical students.
METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted at Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Participants were first- to fifth-year medical students who agreed to participate in this study. Demographic characteristics and stress-related factors were derived from self-rated questionnaires. Depression was assessed using the Thai version of Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). A total score of five or greater derived from the Thai version of Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction was classified as “possible IA”. Then chi-square test and logistic regression were used to evaluate the associations between possible IA, depression and associated factors.
TULAFONO:
From 705 participants, 24.4% had possible IA and 28.8% had depression. There was statistically significant association between possible IA and depression (odds ratio (OR) 1.92, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.34-2.77, P-value <0.001). Logistic regression analysis illustrated that the odds of depression in possible IA group was 1.58 times of the group of normal Internet use (95% CI: 1.04-2.38, P-value = 0.031). Academic problems were found to be a significant predictor of both possible IA and depression.
FAAIUGA:
O le IA atonu o se faʻafitauli masani faʻafomaʻi i tamaiti aʻoga Thai. O le suʻesuʻega na faʻaalia ai foi e mafai ona auai le IA i le faʻalavelave faʻalavelave ma faʻafitauli tau aʻoaʻoga. Matou te fautua atu o le mataʻituina o le IA e tatau ona iloiloina i aʻoga faafomaʻi.
PMID: 28319167
FAIA: 10.1371 / journal.pone.0174209
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