Maria Carmen Martinez, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Frida Marina Fischer
Factors associated with work ability and intention to leave nursing profession: a nested case-control study
Industrial health
time children spend using digital devices increasing rapidly development new portable instantly accessible technology smartphones digital tablets although prior studies examined effects traditional media childrens development limited evidence impact mobile device use current study aimed clarify link mobile device use child adjustment sample included 1642 children aged 6 first grade elementary schools japan parents completed selfreport questionnaire regarding childrens use mobile devices emotionalbehavioral adjustment performed inverse probability treatment weighted iptw logistic regression compute odds ratios emotionalbehavioral problems according mobile device use values iptw analysis computed based variables assessing sociodemographics child characteristics among participants 230 140 regular users 60 minutes typical day 1412 860 nonregular users 60 minutes typical day relative nonregular use regular use mobile devices significantly linked conduct problems iptwor 177 95 ci 103304 p 05 hyperactivityinattention iptwor 182 95 ci 115287 p 01 based results routine frequent use mobile devices appear associated behavioral problems childhood