Study of internet addiction and its impact on quality of sleep and academic performance in health sciences students – a cross sectional descriptive study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:Internet has become an indispensable part of our daily life, especially among adolescents and youth and also is a classical entity known for igniting an addictive behaviour. Adolescents are more susceptible to it as they spend more time on online platforms. Its excessive use among health care professionalshas become an alarming concern. This cross sectional study intends to find out the prevalence and the psychosocial comorbidities associated with Internet Addiction in health sciences professionals in India