Title

Association of social media usage with sleep quality and burnout among dental interns

Authors

Swarnasmita Pathak¹, Meghali Langthasa², Rahul Dev Goswami³, Eesha^4,* & Rakesh Kumar Medhi⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India; ²Department of Pediatric and Preventive, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India; ³Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Regional Dental College, Guwahati, Assam, India; ⁴Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Regional Dental College, Guwahati; ⁵Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Regional Dental College, Guwahati; *Corresponding author

Email

Swarnasmita Pathak - E-mail: swarnasmita@gmail.com
Meghali Langthasa - E-mail: megh.barman@gmail.com
Rahul Dev Goswami - E-mail: goswami.rahuldev@gmail.com
Eesha - E-mail: dreeshapanwar@gmail.com
Rakesh Kumar Medhi - E-mail: rakeshmedhi808@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Social media usage results in disrupted sleep pattern which in turn causes burnout in individuals. A descriptive study was conducted with 120 dental interns to evaluate the correlations among social media use, sleep quality and burnout. Approximately 81.7% of participants indicated utilizing social media for over 2 hours each day, whilst 77.5% engaged with social media prior to sleep. Subpar sleep quality was noted in 68.3% of interns, whereas moderate to severe burnout levels were reported by 80.0% of participants. Interns who utilized social media for over 4 hours daily had markedly elevated mean PSQI and burnout ratings relative to their counterparts with lesser usage (p<0.001). Thus, data shows the detrimental effects of excessive social media use on sleep and psychological well-being among dentistry students, emphasizing the necessity for tailored interventions that encourage healthy digital practices.

Keywords

Sleep quality, social media, burnout, psychologial fatigue, anxiety

Citation

Pathak et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5225-5229 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.