Examining the Effect of Internet Use on Exercise Attitudes and Sleep Quality of University Students
NCT Number: NCT06558110
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Internet Addiction
Sponsor: Istanbul Bilgi University
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 1000
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-09-20
Completion Date: 2024-12-20

Summary:
The internet is one of the most critical elements of our age that is rapidly developing and changing. Situations such as the increase in the use of developing and widespread technological products and the addiction of social media application algorithms can negatively affect the health and success of students. Internet addiction among university students can have negative effects on general health parameters and academic success of students. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of internet use on exercise attitudes and sleep quality of foundation university health sciences faculty students. The study is planned to be conducted in the 2024-2025 fall semester and to include at least 1000 students.

Primary Outcome Measures: Internet Addiction Scale, The Internet Addiction Scale, which has been adapted to Turkish, will be used. The Internet addiction scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 19 items (1= Not Appropriate at All, 2= Somewhat Appropriate, 3= Appropriate, 4= Quite Appropriate, 5= Completely Appropriate). The ceiling score that can be obtained from this scale is 95, and the base score is 19. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that individuals have high levels of internet addiction. According to the reliability analyses of the scale, the internal consistency coefficients of the factors were 0.90 for loss of control, 0.88 for excessive desire to stay online, and 0.92 for negativity in social relationships, and the internal consistency coefficient for the overall scale was determined as 0.85., Baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) used to evaluate students' sleep quality is a self-report scale that evaluates sleep quality and sleep disturbance in the last month. It has been shown to have sufficient internal consistency, test-retest reliability and validity. The validity and reliability of the index has been conducted in Turkey and it has been determined that it is suitable for the Turkish society. Cronbach α internal consistency coefficient was determined as 0.80. 18 items are included in the scoring in the evaluation of the PSQI. The PSQI has 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance-conditions affecting sleep, use of sleep-inducing drugs/substances and daytime dysfunction/sleepiness. Total score between 0-4 indicates good sleep quality, and between 5-21 indicates poor sleep quality., Baseline|International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form was developed to determine the physical activity levels of participants between the ages of 15-65. Validity and reliability studies were conducted in Turkey and test-retest reliability was reported as 0.69. In the evaluation of all activities, the criterion is that each activity is performed for at least 10 minutes at a time. Scoring is done based on the Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) value. A score is obtained as "METminutes/week" by multiplying minutes, days and MET values. The physical activity levels of the participants will be classified as physically inactive (\<600 MET-min/week), low physical activity level (600-3000 METmin/week) and sufficient physical activity level (beneficial for health) (\>3000 METmin/week)., Baseline|Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale, The Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale, is designed to determine people's perceptions of benefits and barriers of exercise. The higher the total score on the scale, the more they perceive the benefits of exercise. The validity and reliability of the scale in Turkey was conducted and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was determined as 0.95. The scale is in Likert format (1: strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: agree, 4: strongly agree) and consists of 43 questions in total., Baseline