Investigation of internet addiction and technology uses of orthopedically disabled individuals

From the past to the present, technology is constantly evolving. With the developing technology, new technologies are integrated into the lives of people. The positive and negative characteristics of these technologies affect people's lives. In this context, it is important by whom and for what purpose it is wed. In this thesis study, it is wondered for what purpose/aim the the orthopedically use the tecnology. For this purpose, internet addiction scale and personal information form were applied to the orthopedically disabled individuals and internet dependency levels of the orthopedically disabled individuals were determined. According to the results of the Internet dependency scale, qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with individuals with the highest and lowest internet addiction scores. The sample of the study consisted of 200 orthopedically disabled individuals in İpekyolu and Tuşba districts of Van province between January 2017 and December 2018. In this study, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. The internet dependency scale and personal information form applied to 200 people form the quantitative part of the research. According to the results obtained from the quantitative section, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 individuals with high and low internet dependency scores. The semi-structured interview formed the qualitative part of the research. Quantitative data of the study were analyzed with SPSS version 22. The data were coded and recorded in the SPSS program. The data are summarized with the basic statistical measures (arithmetic mean, frequency, percentage), respectively. In the analysis of the data with normal distribution, independent samples t test was used for paired comparisons, and single factor variance analysis (ANOVA) test was used for multiple group comparisons. Scheffe test was used to determine which group the difference was caused by. In the interpretation of the findings, 0,05 significance level was taken as the basis. Kruskall Wallis H, Mann Whitney U and Kay-Kare tests were used for the two variables. The qualitative data of the research were installed/transformed to Microsoft word program. Then the theme and the codes for these themes are formed, their percentage and frequency values are presented in tabular form. As a result of the research, internet dependency measurements of the individuals with orthopedic disabilities differ according to the percentage of disability, internet usage period, internet usage purpose, internet usage time, occupational groups, home games. The variables that do not change are gender, educational status, the people they live with,and the condition of disability. Key Words Internet Addiction, Addiction, Problematic Internet Use, Orthopedic Disability.