THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: NOTES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE´S HEALTH

  • Ana Luisa Martins Rosa Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
  • Eduardo Chierrito de Arruda Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
  • Ana Beatriz Tozzo Martins Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
  • Rute Grossi Milani Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Keywords: Young adult, Health promotion, Information Technology.

Abstract

The use of Digital Technologies by undergraduates is characterized and notes are elaborated on possible repercussions on their health. Three hundred and sixty-one young people, aged between 17 and 24 years, enrolled in an institute of higher education in the northern region of the state of Paraná, participated. A questionnaire on age at first access, frequency and aim was applied. Statistical analysis showed through logistic regression that information technologies are used for work or leisure, during the evening and night, for a period of four hours, whereas telephony is used for more than 8 hours at all times of the day for social relationship. Results show that technology lies within the day-to-day living of young people, especially within the affective and social life. However, their long use may indicate crucial habits, such as sleep and physical activities, harming young people´s health. Technologies are important for interaction and learning and should be employed by public policies to ensure healthy development.

Author Biographies

Ana Luisa Martins Rosa, Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Psicóloga; Bolsista do Programa de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica do Cesumar (PROBIC); Pós graduanda em Saúde Mental, Psicopatologias e Atenção Psicossocial pelo Centro Universitário de Maringá (UNICESUMAR), Maringá (PR), Brasil.
Eduardo Chierrito de Arruda, Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Psicólogo; Mestrando no Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias Limpas do Centro Universitário de Maringá (UNICESUMAR), Maringá (PR), Brasil.
Ana Beatriz Tozzo Martins, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
Doutor em Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR); Docente titular da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Maringá (PR), Brasil.
Rute Grossi Milani, Unicesumar - Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Doutora em Saúde Mental pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Docente Titular do Programa de Pós-graduação em Promoção da Saúde e Tecnologias Limpas Centro Universitário de Maringá (UNICESUMAR); Pesquisadora no Instituto Cesumar de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (ICETI), Maringá (PR), Brasil.
Published
2017-03-29
Section
Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde