Physical symptoms among professional gamers within eSports, a survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need to establish the prevalence of self-reported physical symptoms such as pain in professional gamers (PGs) and to analyse whether there are correlations between lifestyle factors and self-reported physical symptoms. The purpose of this study was to analyse the prevalence of self-reported physical symptoms including eye-related problems in PGs. A further aim was to analyse the association between physical symptoms and lifestyle factors such as sleep time, play time and physical activity.

Methods

This study was designed as a cross-sectional study with data based on an electronic survey, created specifically for this study, through discussion and screening of established validated questionnaires for physical symptoms in musculoskeletal conditions: the K

SUBMITTER: Ekefjard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790447 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature