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Table 2 Summary of studies and their findings on the relationship between electronic media devices and sleep outcomes among 0–5-year-olds

From: Electronic media use and sleep in children and adolescents in western countries: a systematic review

Electronic media device

Measured at bedtime

Sleep outcomes

Study design

Quality Assessment

  

Delayed bedtime or sleep onset latency

Poor sleep quality

Short sleep duration

Daytime sleep duration/ Daytime tiredness

  

Television

 Beyens 2019

No

+

 

+/0

+

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

+/0

0

  

 Cespedes 2014

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Cheung 2017

No

0

0

0

+

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Marinelli 2014

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 McDonald 2014

Yes

  

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Moorman 2019

No

0

 

+

+

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

+

0

  

 Plancoulaine 2018

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

Video game (console)

 Beyens 2019

No

0

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

0

  

 Moorman 2019

No

+

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

0

   

 Nathanson 2018

No

0

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

0

  

Mobile phone

 Beyens 2019

No

0

 

0

+/0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

+

  

 Nathanson 2018

No

0

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

0

0

  

Touchscreen/tablet

 Beyens 2019

No

+

 

+/0

+

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

+/0

+/0

  

 Cheung 2017

No

+

0

+

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Nathanson 2018

No

+

 

+

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

+

 

+

0

  

Computer/internet

 Beyens 2019

No

0

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

0

  

 Moorman 2019

No

0

 

+/0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

0

  

 Nathanson 2018

No

0

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Yes

0

 

0

0

  

Total screen time

 Parent 2016

No

 

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Ribner 2019

No

  

+

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Xu 2016

No

+

–

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Zhang 2018

No

 

0

0

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Electronic media devices in the bedroom

 Cespedes 2014

   

+/0

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Moorman 2019

 

+

 

0

0

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Media content

 Garrison 2012

No

 

+

  

RCT

Moderate

  1. Note: 1st author and year. (+) Significant positive association; (0) No association; (−) Significant negative association; (+/0) refers to both a positive association and no association in different subgroups