Jalysa King, Jennifer Taylor
Integration of Case-Based Dialogue to Enhance Medical Students' Understanding of Using Health Communication to Address Social Determinants of Health
Advances in medical education and practice
aim study assess developmental risks associated total screen time specifically newer mobile devices context pandemic study uses parentreported data prospective cohort canadian preschoolage children exposure variable child daily screen time measured age 35 years categorized light 1 hrd moderate 14 hrd intensive 4 hrd use n 315 time spent mobile devices considered separately continuous variable outcome child global development scores combine assessments communication cognitive personalsocial motor skills measured age 45 years using ages stages questionnaire asq n 249 79 retained asq scores dichotomized distinguish children risk developmental delays 15th percentile risk estimate associations child screen time later global development using multiple regressions adjusted child sex temperament parent education also examine whether associations moderated child parent characteristics logistic regressions revealed intensive users risk global developmental delays compared light users 429 p 0020 mobile device use also associated lower global scores 3064 p 0028 risk delays found evidence associations moderated child sex temperament parent education findings suggest intensive screen time may associated delays child global development early childhood professionals encourage families preschoolers prioritize screenfree activities promote optimal cognitive language social motor development