Evaluation of the relationship between instagram addiction and sleep quality in research assistant physicians working at Turgut Özal Medical Center

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of use of Instagram, one of the social media tools, by residents and its effect on sleep quality. Material and Method: A total of 200 people who accepted to participate in the study with the Google Survey method and filled out the surveys completely were included in the evaluation of the study. Informed consent was obtained from the physicians before the interview, and the data collection form prepared in advance was filled by the researcher using the Google Questionnaire method. As a result, 200 evaluation forms were subjected to statistical analysis. In this study, General Evaluation Form, Instagram Addiction Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to obtain data. Results: 63% of the residents were female and the rest were male. The average age of all participants was calculated as 29. 196 of the physicians (98%) use social media, 196 of the physicians (98%) Whatsapp, 180 (90%) Instagram, 86 (43%) Facebook, 95 (47.5%) Twitter, 87 (43.5%) use Telegram and 13 (6.5%) use other social media programs. Physicians' Instagram addiction questionnaire total score average was 39.8±15.0 and the mean PUKI was 13.4±1.8, and there is a positive and significant relationship. It was observed that the Instagram addiction survey score of women was significantly higher than the score of men. The results of the analysis show that the Instagram addiction levels of the physicians participating in the study are generally below medium. Conclusion: When the study results were evaluated; This study is important as it is the first study in the literature about the relationship between Instagram addiction and sleep quality. It was concluded that 98% of the physicians participating in the study were social media users at a very high rate, and that the most frequently used social media platform was Whatsapp, followed by Instagram. It has been determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between Instagram addiction survey score and PUKI. Key Words: Instagram, sleep quality, social media.