Effect of internet addiction on sleep quality and cognitive function: A comparison between healthy males and females
Keywords:
internet addiction, internet addiction test, PSQI, CFQAbstract
Objective(s): Internet is a new tool which is developing into an essential part of everyday life all over the world. In spite of its widely perceived advantages, its excessive use can lead to physical and psychological problems. The commonest among these is internet addiction which can affect sleep quality and cognitive functions. Aim: to compare the effect of internet addiction on sleep quality and cognitive functions in healthy males and females.
Method(s): In this cross-sectional study 204 subjects aged 18-35years participated. Internet addiction was assessed by Internet Addiction Test, Sleep quality by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and cognitive functions by Cognitive Failure Questionnaire.
Result(s): Sleep quality of males is affected less than the females and as males are more addicted to the internet their cognitive functions are also affected more than the females.
Conclusion(s): As the internet addiction scores increase, significant reduction in the sleep quality scores is found in the males. Increased internet addiction causes significantly increased decline in the cognitive functions in both males and females. We encourage randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of different physical activity and psychological interventions to treat internet addiction so as to improve the quality of sleep, cognition and overall health in otherwise healthy internet-addicted adults.
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