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Changes and correlates of screen time in adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mike Trott, +3 more
- 21 May 2022 - 
- Vol. 48, pp 101452-101452
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A systematic review of major databases was undertaken for studies published from inception to 06/12/2021, using a pre-published protocol (PROSPERO ID: CRD42021261422) as discussed by the authors .
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This article is published in EClinicalMedicine.The article was published on 2022-05-21 and is currently open access. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine & Medicine.

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The Impact of Digital Screen Time on Dietary Habits and Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents

TL;DR: The majority of children were exposed to screens during meals, which is a risk factor of obesity, and the promotion of the judicious use of digital devices and healthy dietary habits associated with the use of screens may be an important component of obesity prevention strategies.
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The prevalence of sensory changes in post-COVID syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: Considering that changes in the sensory organs are associated with decreases in quality of life, future research should examine the etiology behind the persistent symptoms of Post-COVID syndrome.
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Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students

TL;DR: In this article , the authors studied the influence of daily virtual nature intervention on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and an underlying cause of poor mental health: rumination, and found that virtual nature did not help symptoms of anhedonic depression or rumination.
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Raising the Child—Do Screen Media Help or Hinder? The Quality over Quantity Hypothesis

TL;DR: In this article , a review aimed at gathering current knowledge on the correlations of different screen media use and development outcomes, as well as providing an overview of potential benefits that new technologies may provide to the pediatric population.
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Mental Health and COVID-19 in University Students: Findings from a Qualitative, Comparative Study in Italy and the UK

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored feelings and perspectives about the impact of the pandemic on mental health, comparing students from Italy and the UK, and developed an explanatory model from four themes identified across 33 interviews: anxiety exacerbated by COVID-19; putative mechanisms leading to poor mental health; most vulnerable subgroups; and coping strategies.
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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

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The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of Nonrandomised Studies in Meta-Analyses

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GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

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