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Screen time and childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A scoping review of healthcare provider-led interventions for managing young children's screen time.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Screen time in preschool-aged children and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-related behaviors: A literature review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Review
- Relationship between screen use, physical activity, sleep duration and bladder and bowel dysfunction in Thai children.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Screen exposure in relation to cool and hot executive functions in preschoolers: parenting processes as mediators and parental growth mindset as moderator.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Analysis of influencing factors and nomogram of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- [Risks for behavioral problems in preschool children-from the perspective of parents and school doctors].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Screen Time as a Determinant of Chosen Aspects of Lifestyle: A Cross-Sectional Study of 10- to 12-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Poland.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Behavioral Health in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the United States.Journal of physical activity & health · 2025Article
- The burden of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and incidence rate forecast in China from 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Trends and cross-country inequalities in the global burden of neurodevelopmental disorders among children aged 0-14 from 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Seeing beyond reality: considering the impact of mainstream virtual reality adoption on ocular health and the evolving role of ophthalmologists.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe association between screen time and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been controversial. This study sheds light on the contentious correlation between screen time and ADHD. CONTENT: Until August 2022, electronic searches of the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were carried out. The combined effect value odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) were calculated for the meta-analysis using Stata 12.0. There were 81,234 children in the nine studies that made up this meta-analysis which included 28,997 children with ADHD and 52,237 healthy controls. When compared with the screen time <2 h/d, the OR (95 % CI) value of screen time and ADHD in the screen time ≥2 h/d group was 1.51 (1.20-1.90). SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK: Based on the current meta-analysis results, our study found a positive correlation between screen time and the risk of ADHD. Excessive screen exposure may significantly contribute to the development of ADHD in children. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce screen time per day in children to prevent the occurrence of ADHD.
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