Gaming and Internet Gaming Disorder
Prevalence and severity of gaming and internet gaming disorder
A rapid scoping review to describe the prevalence of gaming and internet gaming disorder, as well as comorbidities, in people of all ages, across all geographical areas.
Findings from this rapid scoping review will inform the World Health Organization about the state of the evidence on the prevalence of this new disease entity, since it was included in their 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
| Commissioning Organization:
World Health Organization
Project Type: Knowledge Synthesis
Project Status: Completed
Funding: World Health Organization Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under the Strategy for Patient Oriented-Research (SPOR) initiative |
Project Lead:
Andrea C. Tricco MSc, PhD Director & Scientist, Knowledge Synthesis Team, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto Co-Director & Adjunct Associate Professor Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Queen’s University
Project Team: Knowledge Synthesis Team, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto |
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