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Gaming Disorder among Medical College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown.
Shrestha, M V; Shrestha, N; Sharma, S C; Joshi, S K.
  • Shrestha MV; Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Shrestha N; Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sharma SC; Department of Psychiatry, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Joshi SK; Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) ; 18(70): 48-52, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1089410
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Background The frequent lockdown in Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic had brought various kinds of complexities such as stress among college students. This situation had created uncertainty of future academic career of undergraduate students in medical colleges. Some previously published literature showed gaming as a coping mechanism against stress. Objective To assess the gaming behavior of Medical college students during lockdown in COVID-19 pandemic. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted during lockdown period of July to August 2020. A total of 412 college students were enrolled. Online Google forms were shared to all the eligible students through email, viber and messenger with the help of class representative. Collected data were analyzed in SPSS version 20.0. Result The prevalence of gaming disorder was 8.5% among 260 internet gaming users. About 69.2% of the participants reported that their gaming behavior had increased due to stress of COVID-19 pandemic. Gender and spending more time online per day showed significant associations with greater scores on the internet gaming disorder. Conclusion During lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming behavior of medical college students has increased.
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Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Behavior, Addictive / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nepal

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Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Behavior, Addictive / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nepal