Issue: 2025, Vol. 30, No. 3

O. Yu. Kocherova, O. M. Filkina, A. V. Boboshko, E. A. Vorobyova, N. V. Dolotova

COMMON COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENTS AGED 15–17 WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF INTERNET ADDICTION

Keywords

adolescents, health status, internet addiction, gender characteristics

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Frequent and unlimited use of digital devices as well as prolonged time spent on the Internet, negatively affects the health of adolescents. The latter highlights the need to study their consequences. Objective – to study health complaints in adolescents aged 15–17 years old with varying degrees of Internet addiction (IA). Material and Methods. The study involved 150 adolescents attending municipal general education institutions in the city of Ivanovo. The severity of IA was assessed by the Chen method. A questionnaire was performed to reveal adolescents’ complaints about their health. Statistical data processing was performed using standard methods of variational statistics. Results and Discussion. Adolescents experiencing IA, compared to their peers without IA, complained at various health problems, most often at disorders of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Moreover, the number of such complaints is also higher among young people who are at risk of developing IA than among those who already suffer from it. A direct correlation was established between the Chen’s methodology score and the average number of complaints about all disease types including the diseases of the genitourinary and musculoskeletal systems, the eye and its adnexa. Adolescents suffering from IA more often seek medical attention for diseases of the nervous system as well as disorders of the musculoskeletal system and diseases of the eyes and their adnexa. It is noteworthy that there were no noticeable differences in the number of complaints between boys and girls, regardless of the severity of their IA. Conclusion. The average number of complaints about all disease types increased due to the severity of IA in adolescents, regardless of their gender. The number of complaints increased to a greater extent in the disease of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, the eye and its accessory apparatus. A direct correlation was established between the IA severity of and the average number of complaints.

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