Screen time use impacts low‐income preschool children's sleep quality, tiredness, and ability to fall asleep

• DOI: 10.1111/cch.12869
• Publication Date: 2021-03-30T08:49:05Z
• Authors: Nicole A. Waller; Nanhua Zhang; Adrienne H. Cocci; Crystal D'Agostino; Sarah Wesolek‐Gre...; Kevin Wheelock; Lauren P. Nichols; Ken Resnicow
• Keywords: Screen Time; Demographics; Sleep

Sleep is increasingly recognized as a vital part of health. Screen time has been linked to sleep quality in children. The purpose this study was analyze associations between screen and characteristics among low-income preschoolers.A total 1,700 preschool-aged children participated at 50 federally state-funded preschool centers Michigan. Baseline measurement for an ongoing longitudinal intervention trial obtained cross-sectional use. At baseline, parents reported the number hours their child spent engaging on typical week day weekend. An aggregate measure created. Parents child's sleep, how often they were tired during day, whether had difficulty falling asleep. A mixed model linear regression created data.Controlling age, race, parental income, who engaged more significantly likely have trouble or staying asleep, be worse (P values = .004, .006 .001, respectively). Spearman correlations time, variables demographics show Black higher weekly than non-Black (r 0.23, P < .001) that tiredness associated with race 0.15, .001), Hispanic/Latino ethnicity -0.14, education 0.06, .016).This report confirms prior other pediatric populations. Further research needed confirm these results populations using rigorous measures physical activity, well assessments. Despite limitations, findings suggest interventions help limit children's impact health merit investigation.