Title
Excessive internet use during the covid-19 pandemic in a population of north lima
Date Issued
01 November 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
MEDIC SCIENTIFIC
Abstract
Currently, the internet use in conjunction with mobile devices is one of the resources that is increasingly used in the population, however its excess consumption can generate consequences at the mental level of the person. The research objective is to determine the Excessive Internet Use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a population of North Lima. In the results, we observe that, excessive internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic, 67 (59.3%) of the participants have a mild addiction to the internet use and 46 (40.7%) have a moderate addiction to internet use. It is concluded that strategies should be sought to guide parents towards proper management of the Internet use in their children and thus reduce dependence on the Internet use.
Start page
3743
End page
3746
Volume
10
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123774159
Source
Journal of Medical Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences
ISSN of the container
23207418
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus