Prospective associations between pre-sleep electronics use and same-night sleep in healthy school-aged children. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: So, Christine J.; Gallagher, Matthew W.; Palmer, Cara A.; Alfano, Candice A.
• Is Part Of: Children's health care. Volume 50:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 293
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Sleep -- pediatrics -- electronic media use -- actigraphy -- children; Children -- Hospital care -- Periodicals; Child health services -- Periodicals; Children -- Preparation for medical care -- Periodicals; 362.19892
• DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2021.1890078
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0273-9615

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Electronic devices are routinely associated with adverse effects on sleep; however, prospective studies among healthy children are unavailable. This study examined relationships among specific and total electronic device use within the hour before bed and same-night sleep patterns among 55 pre-pubertal children (7–11 years) without medical, psychiatric or sleep disorders. Sleep was assessed via subjective reports and actigraphy for 5 weeknights and pre-bed device use was assessed via daily diary. Neither total devices use nor any single type predicted sleep parameters the same night. The extent to which pre-bed electronics use impacts sleep in healthy children requires further investigation.