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Unveiling the link: Screen dependency and sleep pattern disturbances in preadolescent children.

Devikrishna R, Madhavi S, Lilly Christopher, Buvaneswari Ramakrishnan, Jamunarani P, Sivasubramanian N, Mahalakshmi B, Ponmari K

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Devikrishna RDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Meenakshi academy of higher education and research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Madhavi SDepartment of Medical & Surgical Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, The Tamilnadu DR. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India.
Lilly ChristopherDepartment of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Buvaneswari RamakrishnanDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, The Tamilnadu DR. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India.
Jamunarani PDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, The Tamilnadu DR. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India.
Sivasubramanian NDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India.
Mahalakshmi BDepartment of Paediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India.
Ponmari KDepartment of Medical & Surgical Nursing, SGRRIM & HS College of Nursing, Shri Gururam Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand - 248001, India.

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Abstract

Sleep pattern disturbances among 75 preadolescent children (aged 9-12 years) at The NGP School, Coimbatore, in 2025, with 42 identified as having screen dependency is of interest. Using the Digital Addiction Scale for Children (DASC) and Sleep Quality Scale (SQS), data were collected via structured interviews. Using the SQS, sleep disturbances were categorized as mild (31%, 1-43), moderate (33%, 44-87) and severe (36%, 88-130). Significant associations were found between age and sleep disturbances (χ

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preadolescent childrenScreen dependencysleep pattern disturbancesleep quality

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