Impact of Usage of Technological Gadgets on Lifestyle of Medical Students

Abstract

Technology has become the driving force of our lives. With time dependency on technology is increasing day by day, among which young students are the most vulnerable group to be addicted. Although technology has proven to be beneficial in daily life, it also has some strong negative impacts on lifestyle of students. This study has been conducted to study impacts of the addictive use of technological gadgets and services on mental health and life-style of medical students of Islamabad. Methods: This study was conducted by 4th year M.B.B.S students of FMDC Islamabad. Using valid and reliable questionnaire and after proper consent, primary data was collected from 330 students of different medical colleges of Islamabad who were selected randomly after the sample size calculation. Ethical consideration was taken from ethical committee of PIMS Islamabad.