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Observational studyRevista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social2023

[Impact of electronic devices used at an early age on language].

María Yvette Contreras-Silva, Neri Alejandro Álvarez Villalobos, Humberto de León-Gutiérrez, Gabriela Guadalupe Elizondo-Omaña, Gloria Navarrete-Floriano, Juan Carlos Romo-Salazar

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Observational study in Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

María Yvette Contreras-SilvaInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 64, Servicio de Medicina Familiar. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0002-7850-9507
Neri Alejandro Álvarez VillalobosInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 7, Servicio de Medicina Familiar. San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0001-5201-1429
Humberto de León-GutiérrezUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina, Plataforma INVEST Medicina UANL-KER Unit Mayo Clinic (KER Unit México). Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0003-2426-8776
Gabriela Guadalupe Elizondo-OmañaInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 64, Servicio de Medicina Familiar. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0001-7954-1560
Gloria Navarrete-FlorianoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 64, Servicio de Medicina Familiar. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0001-9827-7478
Juan Carlos Romo-SalazarInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 64, Servicio de Medicina Familiar. Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México.ORCID 0000-0001-4432-0877
Mexican Social Security Institute · MXUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The acquisition of language in infants is largely the result of the process of brain maturation, as well as environmental stimulation. Currently, society is in an era of technology and use of electronic devices from an early age. Objective: The aim of this study was to demonstrate if the amount of time of use of electronic devices in children under 5 years of age affects language development. Methods: An observational, comparative, survey-type study was carried out in 269 infants of both sexes, with an age range of 6 to <60 months. The language development section of the Child Development Scale (EDI) was used. A logistic regression was performed to determine the strength of association between the factors to be studied. Results: 269 participants were included, of which 224 (83.2%) presented their level of neurological maturation, 44 infants (16.4%) presented laged development and one (0.4%) was classified as having developmental delay. It was found that the number of daily hours that an electronic device is used behaved as a risk factor by increasing the risk of delayed language development by 1.37 times for each hour of exposure (OR: 1.37, CI95%: 1.15-1.62). Conclusions: It was shown that a greater number of hours of use of electronic devices is a risk factor for delayed language development in children under 5 years of age. Therefore, it is vital to limit its use in this population.

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LanguageLanguage DevelopmentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRisk FactorsChild DevelopmentLanguage DevelopmentScreen TimeWireless Technology

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