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What is Video Games?

A video games, also known as computer games, are an electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stress 8 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Depressed mood 2 0
Promote relaxation 1 0
to help take my mind off the stress and the pain 1 0
Major Depressive Disorder 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 16 patients currently using Video Games

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Video Games

Upset 1
Some games get me more stressed out than when I started 1
Games are an easy distraction from other more useful things 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Video Games. See all 14 dosages ►

  2 hr weekly 5 min every other week 30 min monthly 1 hr daily 3 hr daily 4 hr daily 5 hr daily 8 hr daily 15 min daily 30 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Video Games (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Video Games

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Video Games

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Using Video Games

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Video Games

Always
 1 20%
Usually
 2 40%
Sometimes
 2 40%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Video Games

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 20%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Video Games

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 24, 2012.