Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review

Background and Objective: Nowadays, the use of digital devices such as televisions, DVDs, smartphones, tablets, and computer games is increasing among children. The present study was conducted with the aim of understanding the potential effects of the use of media in children. Instruments and Metho...

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Main Authors: Saeid Sadeghi, Hamid Reza Pouretemad, Reza Khosroabadi, Jalil Fathabadi, Sedighe Nikbakht
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Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Education and Community Health
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Online Access:http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-466-en.pdf
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author Saeid Sadeghi
Hamid Reza Pouretemad
Reza Khosroabadi
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Sedighe Nikbakht
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description Background and Objective: Nowadays, the use of digital devices such as televisions, DVDs, smartphones, tablets, and computer games is increasing among children. The present study was conducted with the aim of understanding the potential effects of the use of media in children. Instruments and Methods: In the present systematic review, domestic and International articles investigating the effect of using digital devices on children's health were examined (International articles published from 2007 to 2017). This study was conducted in accordance with the Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata (PRISM) guidelines. After the screening, by attention to the articles outcome variables, results in 3 categories including physical, cognitive, social-emotional-behavioral effects were analyzed and deduced. Results: The extreme use of media is associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity, changes in food habits and the pattern of sleep, structural changes in the brain, motor and language delays, weaknesses in the vocabulary domain, verbal intelligence and executive functions, emotional, communicative, social, and behavioral problems. Conclusion: Due to the adverse effects of digital devices on the health of children, the use of digital devices should be limited and parents. Parents should enrich the child's environment with social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral stimuli by creating a lifestyle that is full of human interaction so that the children will be less inclined towards digital devices, thus preventing the harmful effects of using digital devices.
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spelling doaj.art-2f5c7015a3ea4a5494cf3abbb30f350a2022-12-21T23:37:35ZfasHamadan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Education and Community Health2383-23122383-23122018-09-0152627110.21859/jech.5.2.62Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic ReviewSaeid Sadeghi0 Hamid Reza Pouretemad1Reza Khosroabadi2Jalil Fathabadi3Sedighe Nikbakht4Clinical & Health Psychology Department, Psychology & Education Sciences Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranInstitute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranInstitute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranEducational & Developmental Psychology Department, Psychology & Education Sciences Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranPaediatric Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground and Objective: Nowadays, the use of digital devices such as televisions, DVDs, smartphones, tablets, and computer games is increasing among children. The present study was conducted with the aim of understanding the potential effects of the use of media in children. Instruments and Methods: In the present systematic review, domestic and International articles investigating the effect of using digital devices on children's health were examined (International articles published from 2007 to 2017). This study was conducted in accordance with the Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata (PRISM) guidelines. After the screening, by attention to the articles outcome variables, results in 3 categories including physical, cognitive, social-emotional-behavioral effects were analyzed and deduced. Results: The extreme use of media is associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity, changes in food habits and the pattern of sleep, structural changes in the brain, motor and language delays, weaknesses in the vocabulary domain, verbal intelligence and executive functions, emotional, communicative, social, and behavioral problems. Conclusion: Due to the adverse effects of digital devices on the health of children, the use of digital devices should be limited and parents. Parents should enrich the child's environment with social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral stimuli by creating a lifestyle that is full of human interaction so that the children will be less inclined towards digital devices, thus preventing the harmful effects of using digital devices.http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-466-en.pdfMediaChildrenPhysical ConditioningPsychological SideSystematic Review
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Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
Journal of Education and Community Health
Media
Children
Physical Conditioning
Psychological Side
Systematic Review
title Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
title_full Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
title_short Impact of Using Digital Devices on the Health of Children: A Systematic Review
title_sort impact of using digital devices on the health of children a systematic review
topic Media
Children
Physical Conditioning
Psychological Side
Systematic Review
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