Prevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at medical college in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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dc.contributor.authorVala, NHen_US
dc.contributor.authorKataria, ANen_US
dc.contributor.authorSorani, AM.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Smartphone usage became drastically increased in the past two decades. Spending abnormally more time playing games can lead to development of internet gaming disorder (IGD) which leads to negative impact on health and lifestyle. Aim and Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of IGD and smartphone usage patterns in medical students. Materials and Methods: The study was held in M. P. Shah Government Medical College in Jamnagar. Total 206 1st year medical students were included for this study. Pre-validated self-made questionnaire and pre-structured IGD-20 questionnaire were used in this study. Results: The prevalence of IGD in medical students is 1.46%. In male population, the prevalence of IGD was higher (1.6%) compared to female population (1.23%). Conclusion: IGD can be a great disaster if remain unnoticed. It can change one’s lifestyle gradually. Preventive measures such as parental locking system and strong rules for mobile phone use in university hours should be implied.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiology, Shree MP Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationVala NH, Kataria AN, Sorani AM.. Prevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at medical college in Jamnagar, Gujarat. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Jun; 13(6): 1146-1148en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218096
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2023.13.0946620220031120221en_US
dc.subjectInternet Gaming Disorderen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectIGD-20en_US
dc.subjectQuestionnaireen_US
dc.subjectMedical Studentsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at medical college in Jamnagar, Gujaraten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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