Determination of the Relationship Between Internet Addiction and the Level of Loneliness Among Nurses
Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 27 - 35 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5222/SHYD.2018.027 İndeks Tarihi: 17-03-2020
Determination of the Relationship Between Internet Addiction and the Level of Loneliness Among Nurses
Öz: AIM: In this study our aim was to compare the socio-demographic factors associated with internet addiction and lonelinesslevel among nurses and determine a correlation between the two.METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with all volunteered nurses (N=361). Who had nothad psychiatric diseases, and working in two hospitals, in Balıkesir Province Turkey between January 15 and December15, 2015. A total of 203 nurses participated in this study, and all data were collected using the personal information form, Internetaddiction scale and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale. Ethics Committee approval wasreceived for the application of the research. In the analysis of the data, percentages, Mann-Whitney U, One Way ANOVA,Dunnett’s test and Spearman correlation analysis were used.RESULTS: The mean internet addiction and loneliness scores of the nurses were found to be lower relative to the lowestand highest mean scores that could be obtained from these scales. Internet addiction scores were found to be higher inmales aged 35 years or below, those who used the internet at the service, spent more than 1 h online compared with femalesaged 36 years or above, those who did not use the internet at the service or spent less than 1 hour online, respectively.A weakly positive linear correlation was found between the loneliness score and problematic social relation and internetaddiction of the nurses.CONCLUSIONS: There was a weak positive relationship between loneliness and internet addiction scores in nursing groupin the study. Investigation of the internet addiction with a larger sample is recommended.
Anahtar Kelime: Konular:
Hemşirelerde İnternet Bağımlılığı ve Yalnızlık Düzeyi Arasındaki İlişkisinin Belirlenmesi
Öz: AMAÇ: Bu çalışmada, hemşirelerin sosyodemografik faktörlerine göre internet bağımlılığı ve yalnızlık düzeylerinin karşılaştırması ve internet bağımlılık düzeyi ile yalnızlık düzeyi arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. YÖNTEM: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırmanın evrenini 15 Ocak-15 Aralık 2015 tarihleri arasında Balıkesir’de bulunan iki hastanede çalışan, çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve herhangi bir psikiyatrik hastalık öyküsü olmayan hemşirelerin tamamı (361 kişi) oluşturmuştur. Araştırmaya 203 hemşire katılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, “Kişisel Bilgi Formu, İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği ve UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulanabilmesi için etik onam alınmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yüzdeler, Mann Whitney U, Tek yönlü ANOVA, Dunnett testi ve Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. BULGULAR: Hemşirelerin internet bağımlılığı ve yalnızlık ölçeği puan ortalaması ölçekten alınabilecek en düşük ve yüksek puan ortalamasına göre düşük düzeyde saptanmıştır. Erkek hemşirelerin kadınlara göre, 35 yaş ve altı olanların diğerlerine göre, serviste internet kullananların kullanmayanlara göre, internette 1 saatten fazla zaman geçirenlerin internette 1 saatten daha az zaman geçirenlere göre internet bağımlılığı ölçeğinden aldığı puan daha yüksektir. Hemşirelerin yalnızlık puanı ile sosyal ilişkilerde olumsuzluk ve internet bağımlılığı arasında pozitif yönde doğrusal bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. SONUÇ: Çalışmada hemşirelerde yalnızlık ve internet bağımlılığı arasında pozitif yönde zayıf bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Daha geniş örneklem üzerinde çalışma yapılması önerilir.
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