Affeldt Guilherme Hoff, Medeiros Gleice, Vieira Vanessa, Ziegler Bruna
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
J Pediatr (Rio J). 2025 Jul-Aug;101(4):544-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2025.02.005. Epub 2025 May 17.
This study aimed to understand the prevalence of screen time in hospitalized children and identify factors predicting excessive screen use during hospitalization.
This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with patients from the Pediatric Inpatient Unit of a Brazilian hospital, from March 2022 to April 2023. A total of 260 children were included. Family members completed questionnaires about screen time during hospitalization and at home, as well as providing information on physical activity and functionality. Socioeconomic and demographic details were obtained from electronic records.
During hospitalization, children spent a median of 270 min per day on screens, significantly more than at home. Excessive screen time at home, better patient functionality, and lower caregiver education levels were significant predictors of excessive screen use during hospitalization.
Excessive use of screen devices among hospitalized children, with only a minority adhering to the World Health Organization's screen time recommendations. Key predictors of excessive screen use included high screen time at home, lower caregiver education levels, and preserved child functionality.
本研究旨在了解住院儿童的屏幕使用时间患病率，并确定住院期间预测过度使用屏幕的因素。
本横断面定量研究于2022年3月至2023年4月对巴西一家医院儿科住院部的患者进行。共纳入260名儿童。家庭成员完成了关于住院期间和在家时屏幕使用时间的问卷，并提供了有关身体活动和功能的信息。社会经济和人口统计学细节从电子记录中获取。
住院期间，儿童每天在屏幕上花费的时间中位数为270分钟，显著多于在家时。在家中过度使用屏幕、更好的患者功能以及较低的照料者教育水平是住院期间过度使用屏幕的显著预测因素。
住院儿童中屏幕设备使用过度，只有少数人遵守世界卫生组织的屏幕使用时间建议。过度使用屏幕的关键预测因素包括在家中屏幕使用时间长、照料者教育水平低以及儿童功能良好。
