Prolonged screen time is associated with increased severity of tic symptoms in children with tic disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have emphasized the association between prolonged screen exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders, though its correlation with tic disorders (TDs) remains ambiguous. We thus conducted this study to investigate the association between screen time (ST) and the severity of tic symptoms in children diagnosed with TDs.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective case-control study with 342 cases of TDs and 270 controls, collecting data from March 2021 to December 2023. The main exposure variable was daily ST for each child, and tic severity, evaluated using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), was the outcome variable. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analysis to examine the relationship between screen time and

SUBMITTER: Mohamed ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770938 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature