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Internet addiction is associated with adverse physical health outcomes including musculoskeletal discomfort and daytime sleepiness

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q2 i? Internet addiction was linked to increased reports of neck, shoulder, and wrist discomfort in Iranian health sciences students and to excessive daytime sleepiness in Egyptian and Saudi nursing students. → Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026

Evidence

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza. (2026). A scoping review of internet addiction and academic performance among health sciences students. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04883-x

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports, citing Bahrami (2022), a cross-sectional study of 400 Iranian health sciences students that also found no significant relationship between IA levels and academic achievement; Elbilgahy (2021) found IA associated with excessive daytime sleepiness in nursing students.

"A study on Iranian health sciences students showed IA was linked to increased reports of discomfort in the neck, shoulder, and wrist areas, likely due to poor ergonomics and prolonged use [23]"

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