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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Cartanyà Hueso, Àurea author Cassanello, Maria Pia author Díez-Izquierdo, Ana author Martin Sanchez, Juan Carlos author Balaguer, Albert author Lidón-Moyano, Cristina author 2021-06-16T11:22:39Z 2021-06-16T11:22:39Z 2021-01-19 Pandèmies; Preescolar; Temps de pantalla Pandemias; Preescolar; Tiempo de pantalla Pandemics; Preschool; Screen time Background: Total lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic might have potentially increased screen time in children. This study aims to describe the smartphone and tablets usage in children under 48 months living in Barcelona during the COVID-19 confinement. Methods: Cross-sectional study using a non-probabilistic sample of parents with children under 48 months living in Barcelona (Spain) during COVID-19 confinement (n = 313). We calculated percentages of exposure to smartphones and tablets. Moreover, for those children were exposed, we calculated unadjusted and adjusted Geometric Mean Ratios (GMR) of daily smartphones and tablets usage and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) trough Generalized Linear Models with Gamma family and link log. Associations were adjusted for potential confounders. Results: During COVID-19 confinement, 67.5% of children under 48 months were daily exposed to smartphones and tablets. Further, those children who were exposed during meals, as well as before going to bed, spend longer durations using them, aGMR = 2.38 (95% CI 1.73, 3.34) and aGMR = 1.95 (95% CI 1.34, 2.91) respectively. Conclusion: Two out of three children under 48 months living in Barcelona were daily exposed to smartphones and tablets during total lockdown due to COVID-19. Taking this findings into account cohort studies are needed to assess any change in the screen time patterns due to total confinement in order to allow the Government help families, particularly those more vulnerable, in a possible pandemic resurgence. The Group of Evaluation of Health Determinants and Health Policies (À.C.-H., C.L., A.D.-I., J.C.M.-S., and J.M.M.-S.) receives support from the Ministry of Universities and Research, Government of Catalonia (grant 2017SGR609) from the Government of Catalonia. http://hdl.handle.net/11351/6079 Telèfons intel·ligents Infants - Espanya Quarantena NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child, Preschool INFORMATION SCIENCE::Information Science::Computing Methodologies::Computer Systems::Computers::Microcomputers::Computers, Handheld::Smartphone HEALTH CARE::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Infection Control::Quarantine DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::Grupos de Edad::niño::niño preescolar CIENCIA DE LA INFORMACIÓN::Ciencias de la información::metodologías computacionales::sistemas informáticos::ordenadores::microordenadores::ordenadores de bolsillo::teléfono inteligente ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::ambiente y salud pública::salud pública::práctica de la salud pública::control de enfermedades transmisibles::control de infecciones::cuarentena Smartphone and Tablet Usage during COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement in Children under 48 Months in Barcelona (Spain)