Exposure to screens during meals in infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders

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BACKGROUND: Since meals are a special moment in the parent-infant relationship and functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGD) are frequent in infants, this study mainly aimed to describe the frequency of exposure to screens during meals in infants with FGD.

METHODS: This French non-interventional, cross-sectional, and multicenter study was conducted with FGD infants (aged 1-12 months), consecutively included by private pediatricians and general practitioners. Descriptive analysis was performed.

RESULTS: Data from 816 infants, included by 246 physicians, were analyzed: mean age: 4.8 ± 2.9 months; FGD: regurgitation (81%), colic (61%), constipation (30%), and/or diarrhea (12%). Overall, 465 infants (57.0%, 95% CI [45.6%-60.4%]) were regularly exposed to screens during meals. Of these exposed infants, 131 (28.2%, 95% CI [24.1%-32.3%]) were directly exposed. Explicative factors of the overall screen exposure during meals were the following: >2 children in the household (p = 0.0112), infant meals in the living room (p < 0.0001) or the dining room (p = 0.0001), and mother or father being blue-collar workers, white-collar workers, or without employment (mother: p = 0.0402; father: p = 0.0375).

CONCLUSION: This real-world French study showed the high proportion of FGD infants under 12 months of age who are exposed to screens during meals. Our data suggest that information to parents on the potential adverse effects of screen exposure should be reinforced, including for infants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 30(2023), 6 vom: 07. Aug., Seite 378-382

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maudinas, R [VerfasserIn]
Barbaza, M-O [VerfasserIn]
Maigret, P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Exposure to screens
France
Functional gastrointestinal disorders
Infant
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.07.2023

Date Revised 21.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.arcped.2023.03.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358235383