Meta-Analysis of Screen Time in ADHD Versus Typical Development

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies evaluates screen time differences between children and adolescents with ADHD and those with typical development. The analysis includes data from 235,283 participants, assessing screen time thresholds and mean hours per day.

Use Cases

• Compare likelihood of screen time ≥2 hours/day between ADHD and typical development cohorts using meta-analysis results.
• Analyze mean screen time (hours/day) differences across studies for ADHD and control groups.
• Investigate reported screen type usage patterns (e.g., computers) among the evaluated 235,283 children and adolescents.
• Examine the influence of ADHD medication status on screen time outcomes as reported in the included studies.

Strengths

• Analysis synthesizes evidence from 22 distinct studies.
• Includes a large pooled sample of 235,283 children and adolescents.
• Applies GRADE framework for evaluating certainty of evidence.

Limitations

• Evidence certainty for key findings is rated as low or very low.
• Dataset is a 21.7 KB bibliographic file (BIB format), containing reference data rather than primary participant records.
• Diagnostic methods for ADHD varied (clinical or caregiver report) across included studies.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Paulo Gonçalves Júnior.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of screened databases and gray literature.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

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