Technostress among Medical Students and its Impact on Perceived Academic Productivity at a Private Sector Medical College, Lahore
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v31iSpl2.5996Keywords:
Communication, Information, Technology, Students, StressAbstract
Background: Increased exposure to information communication technology (ICT) can result in technostress among students which affects their physical and psychological well-being as well as their academic productivity.
Objective: To determine the technostress among medical students along with associated factors and the relationship between technostress and perceived academic productivity.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2024 to October 2024 among MBBS students of Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore. Using convenience sampling technique, 586 participants were recruited. A validated Technostress Questionnaire was used having questions on Likert scale, with 5 representing strongly agree and 1 representing strongly disagree. Scores ranging from 1–2.33, 2.34–3.66 and 3.67–5 were considered as low, medium and high level. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 27. Independent sample t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression were applied. To determine relationship between technostress and perceived academic productivity, Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was deemed significant.
Results: The mean age of participants was 21.27±2.07 years. The mean value of technostress was 2.71±0.56 signifying the medium level of technostress. Significant association was found between age (p=0.009), academic year (p=0.03), years of using ICT(p=0.01), number of ICT being used (p=0.04), perceived academic productivity(p=0.004) and technostress. A significant but weak positive correlation between technostress and perceived academic productivity (r=0.12) was observed.
Conclusion: The students had medium level of technostress. Age, academic year and no of ICT used were significantly associated with technostress. There was a weak positive correlation between technostress and perceived academic productivity.
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