Transition to Medical College: Dynamics of Depression, Internet Addiction and Nutritional Status among Junior Medical Students

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dc.contributor.authorMaurya, TPen_US
dc.contributor.authorJamir, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorAravindakshan, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:30:23Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: The initial years of a medical student抯 life can be challenging. Coping mechanisms with internet technology can have adverse health effects. This study assessed the depression, internet addiction and nutritional status among junior medical students. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among first and third semester medical students of a new central institute in South India. Depression and internet addiction were assessed by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Young抯 Internet Addiction Test, respectively. Mann Whitney U test, Pearson抯 Chi-squared/Fishers Exact tests and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were applied. Results: A total of 97 medical students were studied. This comprised 60 male and 37 female students. Mean(SD) age was 19.3 (1.87) years. Most (68%) students were from rural backgrounds. Depression was higher among first semester students (p=0.017), whereas internet addiction was higher among third semester students (p=0.002). Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity were 7.2%, 18.6% and 35%, respectively. Correlates of internet addiction were previous hostel stay (p=0.047), nutritional status (p=0.043) and social media use (p<0.000). SEM explained the relationship of semester, depression and duration of smart phone usage with internet addiction. Conclusion: Depression and internet addiction was higher among first semester and third semester students, respectively. Nutritional problems were prevalent across semesters.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaurya TP, Jamir L, Aravindakshan R. . Transition to Medical College: Dynamics of Depression, Internet Addiction and Nutritional Status among Junior Medical Students . National Journal of Community Medicine. 2022 Mar; 13(3): 139-145en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-6816
dc.identifier.issn0976-3325
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217232
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.1332022389en_US
dc.subjectMedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectinternet addictionen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectnutritional statusen_US
dc.subjectadolescent healthen_US
dc.subjectstudent health servicesen_US
dc.titleTransition to Medical College: Dynamics of Depression, Internet Addiction and Nutritional Status among Junior Medical Studentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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