ABSTRACT:
Background: Internet has had a profound impact on nearly every aspect of modern life. Internet addiction can have serious consequences for individuals' physical health, mental health, academic or work performance, and social life. Aim: To find prevalence of internet addiction and its association with depression, sleep, anxiety and sleep quality among nursing students. Material and methods: It was a descriptive web-based survey. Data has been taken from 451 nursing students. Standardized tool Young’s Internet Addiction Test, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used. Results: 76.7% participants had internet addiction. 49.9% participants had mild addiction, 24.8% have moderate and 2% have severe Internet addiction. 36.2% participants had mild to extremely severe depression, 53.5% had mild to extremely severe anxiety and 38 % had mild to extremely severe stress. More than half of participants (53.9%) had poor sleep quality. The Odds of sleep quality was 1.78 times, depression 0.87, anxiety 1.21 and stress is 1.22 with internet addiction. Conclusion: Students had internet addiction and it influences their psychological health. Awareness program should be organized to teach students about responsible internet use and the potential risks of excessive screen time
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Kusum Lata, Surat Ram Kudi. Prevalence of Internet Addiction and its Impact on Psychological Health and Sleep Quality: A Descriptive Study on Nursing Students of Western U.P, India. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;16(2):102-6. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2026.00021
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Kusum Lata, Surat Ram Kudi. Prevalence of Internet Addiction and its Impact on Psychological Health and Sleep Quality: A Descriptive Study on Nursing Students of Western U.P, India. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;16(2):102-6. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2026.00021 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-16-2-6
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