ABSTRACT
Introduction: In recent years, internet is becoming an integral part of individuals, especially activities in everyday life. Continual technological change, first question that comes to mind is the internet addiction status among nursing students at universities. The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction and its related factors among nursing students in Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2013
Method: In this analytical study, 330 Nursing Students from Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences enrolled in the study. Data collection were carried out using Young's Internet addiction test and demographic variables questionnaire and then analyzed using SPSS version 21
Results: Based on our findings, 82.3% of the students did not have Internet addiction. There were statistically significant relationship between internet addiction and demographic variables including gender, status, personal computers, science websites, personal blogs, personal websites, Web chat [chat], listening to music, surfing the Web, making friends, playing online games, blogging, duration of internet use per hours per day, time of the week, time of Internet use [P < 0.001]
Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that 17.7% of the nursing students in this study had Internet addiction. Regarding the increased pattern of Internet use among students, appropriate training programs and effective Internet based interventions to promote knowledge and inspire healthy behaviors in the nursing students, are essential