Table 2

Comparison between duration of digital device usage per day before and during COVID-19 lockdown (N=2476)

Duration of digital device usage per dayBefore COVID-19During COVID-19
≤2 hours201 (8.1%)67 (2.7%)
3–4 hours596 (24.1%)271 (21.9%)
5–6 hours648 (26.2%)502 (20.3%)
7–8 hours492 (19.9%)1109 (44.8%)
9–10 hours401 (16.2%)480 (19.4%)
11–12 hours49 (1.9%)16 (0.7%)
>12 hours89 (3.6%)31 (1.3%)
Number of hours spent per day (mean±SD) 6.13±2.810.53±2.99