The effect of time management training on problematic use of the Internet and quality of life in nursing students

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 MSc. student in community health nursing, Department of Child and Newborn Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, Department of Child and Newborn Nursing, Faculty of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Instructor, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 MSc. in educational technologies in medical sciences, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22038/JFMH.2023.72525.3056

Abstract

Introduction: Improving the abilities and performance of nurses in time management, is one of the needs and necessities of improving human resources. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of time management training on the problematic use of the Internet and the quality of life in nursing students.
 
Materials and Methods: In the present study, 105 nursing students at the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Mashhad-Iran, were selected using stratified sampling and they were assigned into two experimental (n= 58) and control group (n= 47). The experimental group, received the training in 2 four-hour sessions (time management) and 1 two-hour session (application training) during three consecutive weeks, while the control group was on the waiting list. Students completed the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire, Morehead and Griffin Standard Time Management Questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (BREF-WHOQOL) in pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed aiding independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, and SPSS version 16 software.
 
Results: The results showed that time management training was effective in reducing the problematic use of the Internet (P< 0.001), but it was not effective in improving the quality of life of students (P> 0.05).
 
Conclusion: According to the results, the use of time management strategies plays an effective role in reducing the problematic use of the Internet in university students.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 26, Issue 1
January and February 2024
Pages 53-58

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