Screen Time at Age 1 Year and Communication and Problem-Solving Developmental Delay at 2 and 4 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether some domains of child development are specifically associated with screen time and whether the association continues with age remain unknown.

Objective

To examine the association between screen time exposure among children aged 1 year and 5 domains of developmental delay (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal and social skills) at age 2 and 4 years.

Design, participants, and setting

This cohort study was conducted under the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study. Pregnant women at 50 obstetric clinics and hospitals in the Miyagi and Iwate prefectures in Japan were recruited into the study between July 2013 and March 2017. The information was collected prospectively, and 7097 mother-chi

SUBMITTER: Takahashi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442786 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature