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Table 3 Summary of studies and their findings on the relationship between electronic media devices and sleep outcomes among 6–12-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 tiredness

  

Television

 Arora 2014

Yes

0

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Chahal 2012

Yes

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Falbe 2014

No

+

 

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Marinelli 2014

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Mireku 2019

Yes

+

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Nuutinen 2013

No

+

 

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Yland 2015

No

  

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Video game (console)

 Arora 2014

Yes

+

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Chahal 2012

Yes

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Falbe 2014

No

+

 

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Yland 2015

No

  

0

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Mobile phone

 Arora 2014

Yes

+/0

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Chahal 2012

Yes

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Huss 2015

No

+

+

+

0

Cohort study

Moderate

 Mireku 2019

Yes

+

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Redmayne 2013

No

0

0

0

+

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Computer

 Arora 2014

Yes

+/0

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Chahal 2012

Yes

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Nuutinen 2013

No

+

 

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Yland 2015

No

  

+/0

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Internet/social media

 Arora 2014

Yes

+

0

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Total screen time

 Barlett 2011

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Brambilla 2017

Yes

  

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Gentile 2014

No

  

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Greever 2017

No

 

+

0

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Mireku 2019

Yes

+

 

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Parent 2016

No

 

+

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

Electronic media devices in the bedroom

 Arora 2014

 

0

0

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Brambilla 2017

   

0

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Chahal 2012

   

+

 

Cohort study

Moderate

 Falbe 2014

 

+

 

+

 

Cross-sectional

Moderate

 Mindell 2016

   

0

 

RCT

Moderate

 Nuutinen 2013

 

+

 

+/0

 

Cohort study

Moderate

  1. Note: 1st author and year. (+) Significant positive association; (0) No association; (+/0) refers to a positive association and no association for different outcome measures