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Effect of Screen Time on Physical and Mental Health and Eating Habits During COVID-19 Lockdown in Lebanon

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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to explore whether screen time and the screen type impacted various health aspects of children, including physical activity (PA), sleep quality, and eating habits. Additionally, we investigated whether children's eating behavior while using electronic devices affects their physical and mental health.

Methods: We conducted an online survey asking for screen use (duration, type, and purpose), PA, eating habits, sleep problems, and level of depression. The participants were children between the ages of 3 and 7 years, and the survey was answered by the participants' parents from March 3 to March 20, 2021.

Results: A screen time of ≥2 h in children was associated with various clinical characteristics, such as body mass index (BMI), sleep problems, depression, decreased PA, and unusual eating habits. Children's food eating behavior while using electronic devices was predicted by a total screen time ≥2 h, smartphone screen time ≥2 h, sleep problems, owning electronic devices, and eating unhealthy food.

Conclusion: There was an interplay among children's PAs, eating behaviors, depression, sleep problems, and screen time in this pandemic era. Therefore, guiding children on the correct use of electronic devices and helping them eat healthy are paramount during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Author(s)
Atifa Nazih KamaleddineHiba Abdallah AntarBayan Tarek Abou AliSajida Fawaz HammoudiJoohee LeeTaeyeop LeeSoo Young BhangSeockhoon ChungPascale Salameh
Issued Date
2022
Type
Article
Keyword
COVID-19DepressionEatingScreen timeSleep
DOI
10.30773/pi.2021.0239
URI
https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/14835
Publisher
Psychiatry Investigation
Language
영어
ISSN
1738-3684
Citation Volume
19
Citation Number
3
Citation Start Page
220
Citation End Page
228
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Medicine > Nursing
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