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Sleep Duration, Restfulness, and Screens in the Sleep Environment

Jennifer Falbe, Kirsten K. Davison, Rebecca L. Franckle, Claudia Ganter, Steven L. Gortmaker, Lauren Smith, Thomas Land and Elsie M. Taveras
Pediatrics January 2015, peds.2014-2306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2306
Jennifer Falbe
aDivision of Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California;
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Kirsten K. Davison
Departments of bNutrition and
cSocial and Behavioral Sciences, and
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Rebecca L. Franckle
Departments of bNutrition and
cSocial and Behavioral Sciences, and
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Claudia Ganter
Departments of bNutrition and
dTechnische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;
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Steven L. Gortmaker
cSocial and Behavioral Sciences, and
ePrevention Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts;
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Lauren Smith
fNational Institute for Children’s Health Quality, Boston, Massachusetts;
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Thomas Land
gBureau of Community Health and Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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Elsie M. Taveras
Departments of bNutrition and
hDivision of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Associations of inadequate sleep with numerous health outcomes among youth necessitate identifying its modifiable determinants. Television (TV) has been associated with sleep curtailment, but little is known about small screens (eg, smartphones), which can be used in bed and emit notifications. Therefore, we examined associations of different screens in sleep environments with sleep duration and perceived insufficient rest or sleep.

METHODS: Participants included 2048 fourth- and seventh-graders participating in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study in 2012 to 2013. Using linear and log binomial regression, we examined cross-sectional associations of small screens and TVs in sleep environments and screen time with weekday sleep duration and perceived insufficient rest or sleep in the past week.

RESULTS: Children who slept near a small screen (compared with never) reported 20.6 fewer minutes of sleep (95% confidence interval [CI], −29.7 to −11.4) and had a higher prevalence of perceived insufficient rest or sleep (prevalence ratio, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.21 to 1.60). Children who slept in a room with a TV (compared with no TV) reported 18.0 fewer minutes of sleep (95% CI, −27.9 to −8.1). TV or DVD viewing and video or computer game playing were associated with both sleep outcomes (P < .01). Some associations were stronger among Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, and older children (P < .05 for heterogeneity).

CONCLUSIONS: Sleeping near a small screen, sleeping with a TV in the room, and more screen time were associated with shorter sleep durations. Presence of a small screen, but not a TV, in the sleep environment and screen time were associated with perceived insufficient rest or sleep. These findings caution against unrestricted screen access in children’s bedrooms.

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Jennifer Falbe, Kirsten K. Davison, Rebecca L. Franckle, Claudia Ganter, Steven L. Gortmaker, Lauren Smith, Thomas Land, Elsie M. Taveras
Pediatrics Jan 2015, peds.2014-2306; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2306

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Jennifer Falbe, Kirsten K. Davison, Rebecca L. Franckle, Claudia Ganter, Steven L. Gortmaker, Lauren Smith, Thomas Land, Elsie M. Taveras
Pediatrics Jan 2015, peds.2014-2306; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2306
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