PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mohammad I. Al Asqah
AU  - Adel I. Al Orainey
AU  - Maan A. Shukr
AU  - Hassan M. Al Oraini
AU  - Yousef A. Al Turki
TI  - The prevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.12.05584
DP  - 2020 Dec 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1359--1363
VI  - 41
IP  - 12
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/12/1359.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/12/1359.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Dec 01; 41
AB  - Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of internet gaming disorder (IGD) among King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia medical students and to determine the association of IGD with gender, age, academic achievement, amount of sleep, and accommodation.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study between October 2019 and April 2020 on KSU medical students with a sample size of 281 medical students currently studying at KSU chosen by a stratified proportionate random sampling. The questionnaire contained the IGD short scale and questions eliciting demographic data.Results: The sample comprised of 228 responses. The prevalence of IGD was 8.8% (n=20), while 19.3% (n=44) of the participants were risky gamers. There was a significant association (p=0.0040) between IGD and gender, with 10.1% (n = 15) of males having IGD compared to 6.3% (n=5) of females. Additionally, 25% (n = 37) of males were risky gamers, as compared to 8.8% (n=7) of females.Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of internet gaming disorder among KSU medical students, with higher frequency among males. However, there was no significant association between this disorder and age, sleep, academic achievement, or accommodation.