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AAP Grand Rounds 16:70-71 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Passive Exposure to TV Linked to Sleep Problems in Children

Source: Paavonen EJ, Pennonen M, Roine M, et al. TV exposure associated with sleep disturbances in 5- to 6-year-old children. J Sleep Res. 2006;15:154–161; doi:10.1111/j.1365–2869.2006.00525.x[Medline]

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Researchers from Finland’s University of Helsinki and University of Tampere sent a written survey to 321 randomly selected families with 5- to 6-year-old children living in 3 university cities. The questionnaire asked about the overall time a TV was on in the household, the total time the TV was on while the child was awake, the amount of the child’s active TV viewing time, and the categories of programs viewed. The questionnaire also included 26 validated items related to sleep disturbance.1 The amount of time that the child spent actively watching TV during . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD, FAAP
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC