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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 12 (2025), Article ID 12: IJNCP-412, 7 Pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2025/412
Original Article
Health-related Quality of Life and Game Addiction Tendencies in Children Visiting Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics

Tomokazu Sugaya*1, Masahiro Takaku2, Kiyoaki Okada2, Tomoko Takeshita2, and Chizuru Mori3

1 University of Tsukuba Institute of Medicine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
2 Ibaraki Prefectural Medical Center of Psychiatry, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan
3 University of Tokyo Health Sciences, Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Tomokazu Sugaya, University of Tsukuba Institute of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki, Japan.
06 March 2025; 12 April 2025; 14 April 2025
Sugaya T, Takaku M, Okada K, Takeshita T, Mori C (2025) Health-related Quality of Life and Game Addiction Tendencies in Children Visiting Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 12: 412. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2025/412
This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (grant no. 19K19555).

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