Internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational cross-sectional survey.
Muhammad Junaid TahirNajma Iqbal MalikIrfan UllahHamza Rafique KhanShahida PerveenRodrigo RamalhoAhsun Rizwan SiddiqiSummaiya WaheedMahmoud Mohamed Mohamed ShalabyDomenico De BerardisSamiksha JainGautham Lakshmipriya VetrivendanHarshita ChatterjeeWilliam Xochitun Gopar FrancoMuhammad Ahsan ShafiqNaira Taiba FatimaMaria AbeysekeraQudsia SayyedaShamat Fathi ShamatWajeeha AimanQirat AkhtarArooj DeviAnam AftabSheikh ShoibChung-Ying LinAmir H PakpourPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The results of this study suggest that internet addiction and poor sleep quality are two issues that require addressing amongst medical students. Medical training institutions should do their best to minimize their negative impact, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic.