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Amaç: Demans, dünya genelinde önemli bir sağlık sorunudur ve insidansında artış öngörülmektedir. Demansın pek çok nedeni olmakla birlikte dijital teknolojilere maruz kalmanın sıklığı ise dijital demans sürecini hızlandırmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, akademisyenlerin perspektifinden, dijital teknoloji kullanımının sağlık üzerindeki etkilerini anlamak ve dijital demans kavramı konularında nitel bir araştırma yapmaktır.
Yöntem: Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma fenemonolojik yaklaşımla tasarlanmış olup örnekleme yöntemi olarak amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden biri olan ölçüt örnekleme yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu hazırlanmış ve derinlemesine görüşme tekniği kullanılarak veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırmada 12 akademisyenden toplanan veriler tematik olarak analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmada; katılımcıların dijital teknolojiyi daha çok alışveriş, bilgi edinme ve eğitim için kullandıkları, dijital teknolojilerin katılımcıların fiziksel, psikolojik, bilişsel ve sosyal sağlığı üzerinde olumsuz etkiye sahip olduğu ve dijital demans kavramının katılımcılar tarafından yeni bir kavram olarak ifade edildiği görülmektedir.
Sonuç: Dijital teknolojilerin bilişsel sağlığa etkisinin daha iyi anlaşılması için farklı örneklem gruplarında çalışmaların yapılması konunun daha iyi anlaşılması açısından önemli görülmüştür.
Özgünlük: Literatür tarandığında dijital demans kavramını hem kavramsal olarak ifade eden hem de nitel olarak tasarlanan bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu açıdan çalışma özgün ve alan yazına yeni bulgular ekleyen bir araştırmadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Ahn, J. S., Jun, H. J. & Kim, T. S. (2015). Factors affecting smartphone dependency and digital dementia. Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management, 22(3), 35-54. https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO201510661373209.pdf
- Arakelyan, H. S. (2019). Digital dementia and health, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335689506DigitalDementiaand Health
- Creswell, J. W. (2016). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (3rd ed.). Edited by Mesut Bütün and Selçuk Beşir. Ankara: Siyasal Bookstore.
- Çakırcı, K., Meral., H, Berkil., S, Çalışır., A, Önala, L. & Arslan, Ö. (2024). Thematic analysis in qualitative research. Socrates Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 10(37), 127-140. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10509707
- Çiçek, E. (2023). Media and diseases in the digital age. Journal of Awareness, 8(1), 69-75. doi: 10.26809/joa.1976Digital (2023). https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-turkey.
- Dossey, L. (2014). Fomo, digital dementia, and our dangerous experiment. Explore, 10(2), 69-73. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2013.12.008
- Fryday, D. (2017). Digital dementia: a modern-day neurologic health concern. https://touristtown.ca/pdf/2017-07-0428605Doug_Article.pdf.pdf
- Horoszkiewicz, B. (2022). Digital dementia and its impact on human cognitive and emotional functioning. Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 12(11), 290-296. doi: 10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.11.038
- Khalid, M. S. K. & Rehman, S. (2021). Digital dementia, covid-19 and brain fog, Journal of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience. 5(3), 9-10. https://www.pulsus.com/scholarly-articles/digital-dementia-covid19--brain-fog.pdf
- Ljubenkov, P. A & Geschwind M. D. (2016). Dementia. Seminars Neurology. 36(4), 397-404. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1585096
- Moledina, S. & Khoja, A. (2018). Letter to the editor: Digital dementia-ıs smart technology making us dumb? Ochsner J. 2018 Spring; 18(1),12. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5855412/pdf/i1524-5012-18-1-12.pdf
- Morovic, S., Budincevic, H., Govori, V. & Demarin, V. (2019). Possibilities of dementia prevention - it is never too early to start. Journal of Medicine and Life. 12(4), 332-337. doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0088
- Öz, D., Yıldırım, Z. Kıyı., İ. Özbek, Y., Kulaç, İ., Erkol, G., Tihan, T., Gürvit, İ. H. & Yener, G., (2022). Forgetfulness is inevitable in old age (really?): the first step of the turquoise project. Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 59, 10-16.
- Preiss, R. M. & Manfred, S. (2014). Spitzer: digital dementia: what we and our children are doing to our minds. Brno: Host. Cognitive Remedition Journal, 3(2), 31-34. https://cognitive-remediation-journal.com/pdfs/crj/2014/02/04.pdf
- Sandu, A. & Nistor, P. (2020). Digital dementia. Eastern-European Journal of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, 4(1), 01-06. doi: https://doi.org/10.18662/eejmhb/4.1/22
- Savaş, B. B. & Alparslan, G. B. (2021). A new concept digital dementia: the digital dementia status of nursing students. Continuing Medical Journal, 30(6), 415-420. doi: 10.17942/sted.620527
- Spitzer, M. (2012). Digitale Demenz. München: Droemer.
- We Are Social, (2023). Digital 2023. https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2023/01/digital-2023/.
- WHO (2022) Dementia. https://www.who.int/health-topics/dementia#tab=tab_1.
- Woo, S. (2015). Living with technology-an investigation into young adults challenge to prevent digital dementia.
- Yamamoto., H, Ito., K, Honda, C. & Aramaki, E. (2018). Does digital dementia exist?, in the 2018 AAAI Spring Symposium Series, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. https://kyushu-u.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/does-digital-dementia-exist Yavlal, F. & Aydın Güngör, H. (2016). Clinical findings in dementia. Nuclear Medicine Seminars, 3, 134-138. doi:10.4274/nts.2016.018
- Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2016). Qualitative research methods in social sciences, 10th Edition, Ankara: Seçkin Publishing.
- Yıldırımoğlu, M., Koçyiğit, N. & Gündüz, Ş. (2024). Determination of the Reasons for Non-Preference of Mobile Payment Transactions. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 23(89), 159. 172. doi: 10.17755/esosder.1309559
- Yorulmaz, E. & Dirik, G. (2021). Caregivers of individuals diagnosed with dementia and cognitive behavioral therapy: a systematic review. Current Approaches in Psychiatry, 13(2), 170-191. doi: 10.18863/pgy.732086
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Aim: The incidence of dementia is increasing worldwide, posing a significant health challenge. While dementia has many causes, the frequency of exposure to digital technologies is believed to accelerate the process of digital dementia. The aim of this study is to conduct a qualitative investigation into the concept of digital dementia from the perspective of academics, aiming to understand the effects of digital technology use on cognitive functions and to explore the definition, symptoms, and prevention of digital dementia in depth.
Method: Qualitative research method was used in the study. The research was designed with a phenomenological approach and the criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used as the sampling method. In the research, a semi-structured interview form was prepared and data was collected using the in-depth interview technique. In the research, the data collected from 12 academics were analyzed thematically.
Results: In the research; It is seen that the participants use digital technology mostly for shopping, obtaining information and education, that digital technologies have a negative impact on the physical, psychological, cognitive and social health of the participants, and the concept of digital dementia is expressed as a new concept by the participants.
Conclusion: In order to better understand the effect of digital technologies on cognitive health, it is deemed important to conduct studies on different sample groups in order to better understand the subject.
Originality: When the literature was scanned, no study was found that both conceptually expressed the concept of digital dementia and was designed qualitatively. In this respect, the study is original and adds new findings to the literature.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Ahn, J. S., Jun, H. J. & Kim, T. S. (2015). Factors affecting smartphone dependency and digital dementia. Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management, 22(3), 35-54. https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO201510661373209.pdf
- Arakelyan, H. S. (2019). Digital dementia and health, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335689506DigitalDementiaand Health
- Creswell, J. W. (2016). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (3rd ed.). Edited by Mesut Bütün and Selçuk Beşir. Ankara: Siyasal Bookstore.
- Çakırcı, K., Meral., H, Berkil., S, Çalışır., A, Önala, L. & Arslan, Ö. (2024). Thematic analysis in qualitative research. Socrates Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 10(37), 127-140. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10509707
- Çiçek, E. (2023). Media and diseases in the digital age. Journal of Awareness, 8(1), 69-75. doi: 10.26809/joa.1976Digital (2023). https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-turkey.
- Dossey, L. (2014). Fomo, digital dementia, and our dangerous experiment. Explore, 10(2), 69-73. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2013.12.008
- Fryday, D. (2017). Digital dementia: a modern-day neurologic health concern. https://touristtown.ca/pdf/2017-07-0428605Doug_Article.pdf.pdf
- Horoszkiewicz, B. (2022). Digital dementia and its impact on human cognitive and emotional functioning. Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 12(11), 290-296. doi: 10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.11.038
- Khalid, M. S. K. & Rehman, S. (2021). Digital dementia, covid-19 and brain fog, Journal of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience. 5(3), 9-10. https://www.pulsus.com/scholarly-articles/digital-dementia-covid19--brain-fog.pdf
- Ljubenkov, P. A & Geschwind M. D. (2016). Dementia. Seminars Neurology. 36(4), 397-404. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1585096
- Moledina, S. & Khoja, A. (2018). Letter to the editor: Digital dementia-ıs smart technology making us dumb? Ochsner J. 2018 Spring; 18(1),12. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5855412/pdf/i1524-5012-18-1-12.pdf
- Morovic, S., Budincevic, H., Govori, V. & Demarin, V. (2019). Possibilities of dementia prevention - it is never too early to start. Journal of Medicine and Life. 12(4), 332-337. doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0088
- Öz, D., Yıldırım, Z. Kıyı., İ. Özbek, Y., Kulaç, İ., Erkol, G., Tihan, T., Gürvit, İ. H. & Yener, G., (2022). Forgetfulness is inevitable in old age (really?): the first step of the turquoise project. Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 59, 10-16.
- Preiss, R. M. & Manfred, S. (2014). Spitzer: digital dementia: what we and our children are doing to our minds. Brno: Host. Cognitive Remedition Journal, 3(2), 31-34. https://cognitive-remediation-journal.com/pdfs/crj/2014/02/04.pdf
- Sandu, A. & Nistor, P. (2020). Digital dementia. Eastern-European Journal of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, 4(1), 01-06. doi: https://doi.org/10.18662/eejmhb/4.1/22
- Savaş, B. B. & Alparslan, G. B. (2021). A new concept digital dementia: the digital dementia status of nursing students. Continuing Medical Journal, 30(6), 415-420. doi: 10.17942/sted.620527
- Spitzer, M. (2012). Digitale Demenz. München: Droemer.
- We Are Social, (2023). Digital 2023. https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2023/01/digital-2023/.
- WHO (2022) Dementia. https://www.who.int/health-topics/dementia#tab=tab_1.
- Woo, S. (2015). Living with technology-an investigation into young adults challenge to prevent digital dementia.
- Yamamoto., H, Ito., K, Honda, C. & Aramaki, E. (2018). Does digital dementia exist?, in the 2018 AAAI Spring Symposium Series, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. https://kyushu-u.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/does-digital-dementia-exist Yavlal, F. & Aydın Güngör, H. (2016). Clinical findings in dementia. Nuclear Medicine Seminars, 3, 134-138. doi:10.4274/nts.2016.018
- Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2016). Qualitative research methods in social sciences, 10th Edition, Ankara: Seçkin Publishing.
- Yıldırımoğlu, M., Koçyiğit, N. & Gündüz, Ş. (2024). Determination of the Reasons for Non-Preference of Mobile Payment Transactions. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 23(89), 159. 172. doi: 10.17755/esosder.1309559
- Yorulmaz, E. & Dirik, G. (2021). Caregivers of individuals diagnosed with dementia and cognitive behavioral therapy: a systematic review. Current Approaches in Psychiatry, 13(2), 170-191. doi: 10.18863/pgy.732086
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Sağlık Sosyolojisi |
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 25 Nisan 2025 |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 20 Mart 2024 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 13 Şubat 2025 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1 |
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