Infants’ screen time: a comparison pre and during COVID-19 pandemic

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2023v16n1.e11494

Keywords:

COVID-19, Screen Time, Infant, Pandemic

Abstract

To compare the infants’ time exposure to screens between pre- and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate factors related to screen exposure during this period. The “Screen exposure time questionnaire” was answered by 63 caregivers of infants, in two periods: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. For comparison between periods, the Wilcoxon Rank test was used. During the COVID-19 pandemic, infants’ time exposure to screens increased significantly, from a median of 4 to 7 hours per week, with television being the most used device. A correlation was observed between infant age and time exposure to screens. There was an increase in infants’ time exposure to screens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total screen time showed a proportional correlation with age in the evaluated periods; however, it did not correlate with the home-office performance of those responsible.

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Author Biographies

Francieli Aparecida Meurer da Silva, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Departamento de fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Amanda dos Santos Erhardt, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Programa de pós-graduação de Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Mayara Martins Cesário Carneiro, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Programa de pós-graduação em fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Tais Beppler Martins , Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Dayane Montemezzo, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Programa de pós-graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Luciana Sanada, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

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2023-03-31

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Silva, F. A. M. da ., Erhardt, A. dos S. ., Carneiro, M. M. C. ., Martins , T. B. ., Montemezzo, D., & Sanada, L. (2023). Infants’ screen time: a comparison pre and during COVID-19 pandemic. Saúde E Pesquisa, 16(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2023v16n1.e11494

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023): jan./mar.

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