Electronic Screen Use and Sleep Duration and Timing in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Electronic screen use before bed may disrupt circadian rhythms, leading to poorer sleep.

Objective

To investigate the association between screen use before bed and sleep outcomes among adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included participants in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study-3, a prospective cohort of men and women from 35 US states and Puerto Rico, who responded to a 2018 survey. Analyses were conducted from February 3, 2023, to January 10, 2025.

Exposures

Self-reported electronic screen use in the hour prior to bed.

Main outcomes and measures

Self-reported sleep-wake times (used to calculate duration), sleep quality, and chronotype. Mean differences for sleep duration and bedtimes, and p

SUBMITTER: Zhong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950897 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature