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Farghal NS, Islam MS, Dasnadi SP, Alteneiji SO, Awheed AM. The Impact of Social Media on Professional Learning among Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-sectional Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2023; 24:877-886. [PMID: 38238276 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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AIM To explore the advantages and drawbacks of social media (SM) use in undergraduate dental students' education. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 undergraduate students at RAK College of Dental Sciences. A questionnaire of 15 questions explored demographic information, the nature of SM used by the participants, the use of SM for educational purposes, and the negative impacts of SM use. Frequencies, percentages, and significant variables were analyzed using Chi-square test at a 95% confidence level (CI) using statistical software [Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26.0]. RESULTS Among the participants, 95% were SM users, and 80% had been using it for more than 5 years. 95% use SM regularly, and 70% spend 2-6 hours daily using SM. The primary purpose of using SM was entertainment and communication, mostly Instagram (82.38%), followed by Snapchat (58.49%) and YouTube (47.15%). Furthermore, SM is effective in obtaining new information (85%), and 90% consider clinical procedures on YouTube to be a helpful learning tool. Moreover, 75% of the participants recommended using SM as a learning tool, and 85% of the participants considered SM tutorial videos to be evidence-based. However, 70% of users are concerned about their addiction to using SM during lecture, laboratory, clinic, and examination periods, and 37% of them think spending time on SM can negatively affect their academic performance. CONCLUSION Undergraduate dental students frequently use SM for entertainment, communication, and educational purposes. Nevertheless, the addiction to SM negatively affects the students learning progress. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The use of SM has both a positive and negative impact on undergraduate dental education. Incorporating evidence-based learning components into SM platforms can be useful in dental education. How to cite this article: Farghal NS, Islam MS, Dasnadi SP, et al. The Impact of Social Media on Professional Learning among Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-sectional Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2023;24(11):877-886.
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- Nancy Soliman Farghal
- Department of Endodontics, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; Department of Dental Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, Phone: +971 585398978, e-mail:
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Orthodontics, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Alfaya MA, Abdullah NS, Alshahrani NZ, Alqahtani AAA, Algethami MR, Al Qahtani ASY, Aljunaid MA, Alharbi FTG. Prevalence and Determinants of Social Media Addiction among Medical Students in a Selected University in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11101370. [PMID: 37239655 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11101370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Social media addiction has become a serious public health concern due to its adverse psychological effects. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of social media addiction among medical students in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was designed. Participants (n = 326) from King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia completed the sociodemographic information, patient health questionnaire-9 scale, and the generalized anxiety disorder-7 tool to measure explanatory variables. The Bergen social media addiction scale (BSMAS) was used to measure social media addiction. A multiple linear regression model was fitted to investigate the predictors of social media addiction. The prevalence of social media addiction among study participants was 55.2% (mean BSMAS score: 16.6). According to the adjusted linear regression, male students had higher social media addiction scores than their female counterparts (β = 4.52, p < 0.001). Students' academic performance was negatively associated with social media addiction scores. Moreover, students with symptoms of depression (β = 1.85, p = 0.005) or anxiety (β = 2.79, p = 0.003) had a higher BSMAS score compared to their counterparts. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to identify the causal factors of social media addiction, which would assist intervention initiatives by policymakers.
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- Mansour A Alfaya
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Resident, Ministry of Health, Abha 62585, Saudi Arabia
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- Consultant of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ministry of Health, Abha 62585, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Resident, Ministry of Health, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 12985, Saudi Arabia
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Development and Validation of a Scale for Measuring Motivations to Use Facebook: Results of Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis. HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 2023. [DOI: 10.1155/2023/4663586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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This study is aimed at investigating the motivational needs of Pakistani Facebook users and intended to develop a scale to measure motivation to use Facebook among Pakistani users. Opting uses and gratifications theory and reviewing the relevant literature, the researchers developed a scale comprised of six motivations. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with the university students, and 1245 university students participated in this study. The results of first- and second-order confirmatory analyses indicate that the scale was reliable and had construct validity as well. This scale confirmed six motivations as motivational needs of Pakistani Facebook users. This scale covers both social and personal needs. The findings of this study confirm that Facebook users utilize Facebook for various purposes.
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Ittefaq M, Seo H, Abwao M, Baines A. Social media use for health, cultural characteristics, and demographics: A survey of Pakistani millennials. Digit Health 2022; 8:20552076221089454. [PMID: 35401998 PMCID: PMC8990539 DOI: 10.1177/20552076221089454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective Over the last 10 years, an extensive body of literature has been produced to
investigate the role of social media in health. However, little is known
about the impact of cultural characteristics (e.g. masculinity,
collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance) on social media use regarding
health-related information, especially in developing countries like
Pakistan. The present study employed Hofstede’s cultural characteristics
framework and uses and gratification theory to examine how Pakistani
millennials’ demographic attributes and cultural characteristics are
associated with their social media use for health-related information. Method An online survey of 722 people aged 18–35 living in Pakistan was conducted in
spring 2020 to examine the intensity and frequency of social media use,
health-related use of social media, cultural characteristics, and
demographic attributes. Results Results showed that cultural characteristics—masculinity, collectivism, and
uncertainty avoidance—are strongly related with their perceptions of social
media importance, usefulness, and perceived ease of access for
health-related information even when controlling for demographic
characteristics. Age and gender are also significantly associated with their
perspectives on social media for health. Conclusions We found that communicating and sharing information is the most important
motivation for Pakistani millennials to use social media in the area of
health with WhatsApp and YouTube being most preferred social media sites for
health-related issues.
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- Muhammad Ittefaq
- William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
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- William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
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- William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
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- William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
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Wang T, Wong JYH, Wang MP, Li ACY, Kim SS, Lee JJ. Effects of Social Networking Service (SNS) Addiction on Mental Health Status in Chinese University Students: Structural Equation Modeling Approach Using a Cross-sectional Online Survey. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e26733. [PMID: 34889760 PMCID: PMC8701716 DOI: 10.2196/26733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Although social networking services (SNSs) have become popular among young people, problematic SNS use has also increased. However, little is known about SNS addiction and its association with SNS use patterns and mental health status. Objective This study aims to test the mediating role of SNS addiction between SNS use patterns and mental health status among Chinese university students in Hong Kong (HK). Methods An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sampling method. In total, 533 university students (323 [66.9%] female, mean age [SD]=20.87 [2.68] years) were recruited from February to March 2019. Multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between SNS use and SNS addiction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to examine the pathways and associations among SNS use, SNS addiction, psychosocial status, and mental health status (including anxiety and depressive symptoms). Results A longer time spent on SNSs per day (>3 h), a longer time spent on each SNS access (≥31 min), a higher frequency of SNS access (≤every 30 min), a longer duration of SNS use before sleeping (≥61 min), and a shorter duration from waking to first SNS use (≤5 min) were significantly associated with a higher level of SNS addiction (adjusted beta [aβ]=6.03, 95% CI 4.66-7.40; aβ=4.99, 95% CI 3.14-6.83; aβ=5.89, 95% CI 4.14-7.64; aβ=5.92, 95% CI 4.19-7.65; and aβ=3.27, 95% CI 1.73-4.82, respectively). SEM showed a significant mediating effect of SNS addiction in the relationship between SNS use and psychosocial status, and mental health status, including an indirect effect (β=0.63, 95% CI 0.37-0.93) and the total effect (β=0.44, 95% CI 0.19-0.72), while the direct effect was insignificant (β=–0.19, 95% CI –0.49 to 0.08). Conclusions SNS use patterns were associated with SNS addiction, and SNS addiction mediated the associations between SNS use, psychosocial status, and mental health status of Chinese university students in HK. The findings suggest that screening for and addressing excessive SNS use are needed to prevent SNS addiction and mental distress among young people.
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- Tingxuan Wang
- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Honda H, Yoshikawa K, Yamashina Y, Yamato Y, Terada S, Goto M. Association among social-networking service usage via smartphone, internet addiction, and psychological stress in Japanese physical therapy university students: a single-university cross-sectional study. J Phys Ther Sci 2020; 32:591-596. [PMID: 32982056 PMCID: PMC7509159 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.32.591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the influence of social-networking service usage via smartphone on internet addiction and psychological stress in Japanese university students studying physical therapy. [Participants and Methods] This single-university cross-sectional study involved 247 physical therapy students in the second to fourth years (ages 19 to 22). By use of self-administered questionnaires, we collected information on daily time of smartphone usage, social-networking service usage via smartphone, and daily self-learning time outside of class hours. We assessed internet addiction and psychological stress using the Internet Addiction Test and Stress Response Scale-18, respectively. After excluding twelve participants, we analyzed the data collected for the other 235. [Results] Multiple regression analysis showed an association of the Internet Addiction Test score with gender and daily time of smartphone usage. "Surfing without any purpose", which is one of the purposes of social-networking service usage, and the Internet Addiction Test score were associated with the Stress Response Scale-18 score. Other variables were not associated with the Internet Addiction Test or Stress Response Scale-18 scores. [Conclusion] Our results suggest that gender (males), longer time of smartphones usage, or using social-networking service usage passively cause internet addiction or psychological stress in Japanese physical therapy university students.
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- Hiroto Honda
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aino University: 4-5-4 Higashioda, Ibaraki 567-0012, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aino University: 4-5-4 Higashioda, Ibaraki 567-0012, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aino University: 4-5-4 Higashioda, Ibaraki 567-0012, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aino University: 4-5-4 Higashioda, Ibaraki 567-0012, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aino University: 4-5-4 Higashioda, Ibaraki 567-0012, Japan
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Jalil A, Mahmood QK, Fischer F. Young medical doctors' perspectives on professionalism: a qualitative study conducted in public hospitals in Pakistan. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:847. [PMID: 32912271 PMCID: PMC7488058 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05681-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Professionalism is amongst the major dimensions determining the competence of medical doctors. Poor professionalism affects the overall outcome of healthcare services. This study explores the perspectives of young medical doctors on professionalism in Pakistan. Methods A qualitative study based on in-depth interviews was conducted with 60 young medical doctors, aged less than 40 years, who had studied medicine in Pakistani universities, were Pakistani nationals, and were employed at various hierarchical levels, from house officer to consultant specialist, in public tertiary hospitals in Pakistan. The respondents were identified through a multistage maximum heterogeneity sampling strategy. A semi-structured interview guide was developed based on a previous extensive literature review. Written consent was obtained from the hospitals and study participants. Qualitative thematic analysis was applied to analyse the data. Results The data analysis revealed that rigidity of opinions, unacceptability of contrasting perspectives, false pride, and perceived superiority over other professions and patients were major components of poor medical professionalism. Most of the young doctors believed that there is no need to include professionalism and humanity course modules in the medical curriculum, because topics related to social sciences are deemed irrelevant to medicine and judged to be common sense. The doctors recognised good professionalism in themselves, while reporting unprofessional behaviour demonstrated by their colleagues and paramedics. Other factors contributing to poor medical professionalism included the use of social media applications during duty hours, ridiculing patients, substance use such as smoking cigarettes in the office, referrals of complicated cases to other hospitals, freeing up beds before holidays, lack of cooperation from paramedical staff, and inadequate role models. Conclusions Poor medical professionalism among young doctors needs to be addressed by policymakers. There is a need to revisit the medical curriculum to strengthen professionalism. It is essential to develop the qualities of tolerance, teachability, and acceptance in doctors in order to facilitate interprofessional collaborations and avoid medical errors.
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- Aisha Jalil
- School of Integrated Social Sciences, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. .,Institute of Gerontological Health Services and Nursing Research, Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany.
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Barman L, Mukhopadhyay DK, Bandyopadhyay GK. Use of Social Networking Site and Mental Disorders among Medical Students in Kolkata, West Bengal. Indian J Psychiatry 2018; 60:340-345. [PMID: 30405262 PMCID: PMC6201656 DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_210_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Use of social networking sites (SNS) and prevalence of anxiety and depression among the young population is on the rise. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the pattern of use of SNS and the prevalence of anxiety and depression among medical students as well as to examine the relation, if any, between the use of SNS and anxiety and depression. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 undergraduate students of a medical college in Kolkata, West Bengal during 2017. Information on individual characteristics and use of SNS of medical students were collected using a structured questionnaire. Anxiety and depression were measured using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and becks depression inventory (BDI). Prevalence was expressed in percentage and association was examined with Mann-Whitney U-test. RESULTS More than 90% of students use more than one SNS or instant messaging system. One-third remained active in SNSs all through the day and around 80% for ≥4 h. Use of SNSs during odd hours was reported by 55% participants, and 23.5% expressed their inability to spend a day without SNSs. Nearly 24% reported depression and 68.5% had state anxiety. STAI and BDI scores were significantly (P < 0.05) higher among students who used SNSs for 4 h or more, used it during odd hours or stated inability to spend a day without SNSs than their counterparts. CONCLUSION The use of SNS by medical students was pervasive. More use of SNSs and dependence on it were associated with anxiety and depression.
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- Lisa Barman
- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Frost RL, Rickwood DJ. A systematic review of the mental health outcomes associated with Facebook use. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lee YL, Verma RK, Yadav H, Barua A. Health impacts of Facebook usage and mobile texting among undergraduate dental students: it's time to understand the difference between usage and an excessive use. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE 2016; 20:218-228. [PMID: 26277860 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Facebook and mobile texting are prevalent in the lives of almost every student. However, little is known about the relationship between Facebook usage or mobile texting and their impacts on health amongst undergraduate dental students. In this study, excessive Facebook use and excessive mobile texting were studied as they relate to impacts on health. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at a private university in Malaysia. A total of 188 undergraduate dental students were interviewed using a pre-tested and self-rated questionnaire. Data collected from participants were analysed using SPSS version 18.0. Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and multiple logistic regression analyses were applied to study the relationship between explanatory variables and excessive Facebook use and excessive mobile texting. RESULTS The prevalence of excessive Facebook use and excessive mobile texting amongst undergraduate dental students was found to be 33.2% and 33.0%, respectively. According to a multivariate analysis, texting habits, such as the presence of daytime sleepiness after texting late at night (aOR = 2.682, 95% CI = 1.142-6.301) and the presence of anxious feelings if students failed to receive a timely response (aOR = 3.819, 95% CI = 1.580-9.230), were determined to be significant predictors of excessive mobile texting. Excessive Facebook use was found to be significantly related to three variables as follows: fewer numbers of close friends (aOR = 2.275, 95% CI = 1.057-4.898), the checking of updates on the Facebook walls of their friends (aOR = 2.582, 95% CI = 1.189-5.605) and the absence of active and vigorous feelings during Facebook use (aOR = 3.401, 95% CI = 1.233-9.434). CONCLUSIONS Approximately one-third of undergraduate dental students in this study experienced excessive Facebook use and/or excessive mobile texting. Health education and promotion should be instituted to create awareness, whilst students should be advised to practise self-control with respect to both mobile texting and Facebook usage.
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- Y L Lee
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jha RK, Shah DK, Basnet S, Paudel KR, Sah P, Sah AK, Adhikari K. Facebook use and its effects on the life of health science students in a private medical college of Nepal. BMC Res Notes 2016; 9:378. [PMID: 27485717 PMCID: PMC4970301 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2186-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Facebook, a popular social networking site, has been used by people of different ages and professions for various purposes. Its use in the field of medical education is increasing dramatically. At the same time, the pros and cons of facebook use among the health science students has attracted the attention of educators. The data regarding its use and the effect on the life of Nepalese health science students has not yet been documented. Therefore, this study is carried out to evaluate the effect of facebook use on social interactions, behaviour, academics, and the health of students in a medical college of Nepal. RESULTS A cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among medical, dental, nursing and allied health science students using self-administered questionnaire. The study showed that 98.2 % of participants were facebook users. Among 452 respondents, 224 and 228 were male and female respectively, with a mean age of 20.2 ± 1.2 years. The main reason for using facebook was to remain in contact with family and friend (32 %), while its use for the academic purpose was only 5 %. However, 80.8 % of students acknowledged ease in acquiring academic materials from others, through facebook. One-fourth of the students acknowledged that they are using facebook late at night on a regular basis, while surprisingly 4.2 % of the students admitted accessing facebook during the classroom lectures. Almost two-third of the users, further admitted that facebook has had a negative impact on their studies. Burning eyes (21 %), disturbed sleep (19 %), and headache (16 %) were the most common adverse health effects reported by the facebook users. Many students (71.4 %) tried and most of them (68.7 %) succeeded, in reducing time spent on facebook, to allow for increased time devoted to their studies. CONCLUSION The widespread use of facebook among the health science students, was found to have both positive and negative effects on their academics, social life, and health.
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- Rajesh Kumar Jha
- Department of Pharmacology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
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- Department of Physiology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- School of Pharmacy, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- School of Pharmacy, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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Association of demographics, motives and intensity of using Social Networking Sites with the formation of bonding and bridging social capital in Pakistan. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Management of electronic social networks by students of medicine: The case of publication of photographs with patients and professional medical conduct. BIOMEDICA 2016; 36:140-8. [PMID: 27622447 DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v36i1.2646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The socio-demographic characterization of medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia, was made using a survey and focus group discussion to collect information on access to the Internet, management of electronic social networks and the dissemination of photographs with patients taken during medical teaching rounds, a practice that constitutes a breach of professional medical conduct. OBJECTIVE To identify the management of social electronic networks by students of medicine with respect to the publication of photographs with patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken to characterize students of medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali. Of the 423 students enrolled in January 2013, 299 participated in a survey designed with the software Cardiff TELEform®, version 10.0. Twenty students were also selected at random for a focus group discussion on the publication of photographs with patients on electronic social networks. RESULTS Of the students surveyed, 97.6% claimed to be active users of at least one of the main electronic social networks (96.2% Facebook, 70.5% Instagram and 44.1% Twitter). Of these, 52 (17.6%) admitted having published a photograph showing patient care on at least one occasion. CONCLUSION Most of the students had smartphones and user profiles on the main social electronic networks, on which they disseminated photographs of patients taken during teaching rounds, as well as images of various activities which could have ethical and legal implications and contravene standards of professional medical conduct.
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Köhler M, Grabsch C, Zellner M, Noll-Hussong M. [Physician's role in "medical drama" pitfall? Reflection of stereotypical images of doctors in context of contemporary doctor's series]. MMW Fortschr Med 2014; 156 Suppl 1:1-5. [PMID: 24930325 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-014-2875-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In contemporary U.S. doctor's series, the characters are usually represented by good-looking or typical character actors. The aim of our pilot study was to investigate whether the long-term impact of this format on German television viewers could have an influence on the choice of doctor in Germany. Two different groups of people anticipating TV consumption patterns were questioned: a first group of younger adults who knew theTV series was asked to judge their doctor choice using a web-based survey tool with respect to three criteria (sympathy, expertise and own treatment preference). The second group of adults beyond the 40th year of life who need not know theTV series were shown photos of the serial figures. Study participants should select the "doctor" of which they would most likely want to be treated and this based on two predetermined reasons (sympathy or expertise). Our results indicate that stereotypical images of doctors found high approval only in the first group of people, while the participants in the second group decided in majorityfora more realistic representation of average appearance.
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Al-Khateeb AA, Abdurabu HY. Using social media to facilitate medical students' interest in research. MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE 2014; 19:25860. [PMID: 25326046 PMCID: PMC4201664 DOI: 10.3402/meo.v19.25860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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