An interventional study of postural exercise and aerobic exercise in Internet Addiction, sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 20 Months to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-12-22.
Sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
After the rapid increase in the use of the Internet in the world, it has brought some negativities.People with internet addiction describe all the time they spend without internet as worthless and they want to be on the internet with an increasing desire.
Under all this information, the exercise program and walking programs that are easily added to people's lives in the study; The effects on stress and sleep levels were investigated by reducing neck pain symptoms in people with internet addiction.
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An 8-week home exercise program consisting of neck exercises was applied for group 1. The exercise program was carried out three times a week for eight weeks.
Behavioral: postural exercise
An 8-week walking program was planned for Group 2 using pedometer feedback as a motivational tool.
Behavioral: aerobic exercise
The exercises consisted of 4-way neck isometric exercises and stretching exercises for the activation of deep cervical flexors (chin tuck exercise) and combined with this exercise. This protocol consisted of protocols studied in similar studies.
The walking program was carried out daily on a flat surface with a target of 7000 steps. This goal is based on the American College of Sports Medicine reports on the minimum recommended levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits, which includes several design elements.
internet addiction scale
Young's internet addiction scale is a 20-question self-report scale developed by Young. There are answers to the questions as "Never", "Rarely", "Sometimes", "Often", "Very often", "Constantly". According to the survey; He was defined as "Internet addict" when he scored 80 and above
Time frame: 8 weeks
Disability Index
The Neck Disability Index is a frequently used scale to evaluate neck disability in the clinic. Pain intensity assesses perceived neck pain in personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleep, and leisure activities. It was determined as "0" as the best and "50" as the worst
Time frame: 8 weeks
Physical Activity Index
The International Physical Activity Index, developed to measure the physical activity levels of individuals aged 15-65, asks questions about their physical activity in the last 7 days.It has three categories: Inactive (Category 1), Minimally Active (Category 2), Very Active (Category 3).
Time frame: 8 weeks
stress scale
Perceived stress scale, this scale is used to measure stress perceptions. In this scale, which has 14 questions in total, the answers are "Never", "Almost never", "Sometimes", "Quite often", "Very often". In this test, the lowest "0" and the highest "56" points can be obtained; high values indicate the height of the stress perceived by the person .
Time frame: 8 weeks
Sleep Quality Index
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, developed by Buysse et al. in 1989, consists of 24 questions evaluating sleep status in the last 1 month. A minimum score of 21 is obtained. High scores indicate poor sleep quality
Time frame: 8 weeks
anxiety scale
The Beck anxiety scale consists of four options as "Never", "Mild", "Moderate", "Severe" considering the questionnaire responses in the last week. This scale, which has a score between 0-63 points, evaluates the symptoms of anxiety and is calculated as 63 points for the worst result. If the results are lower than 21, it indicates mild anxiety, 22-35 indicates moderate anxiety, and higher than 36 indicates severe anxiety
Time frame: 8 weeks
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