Functional gastrointestinal disorders and smartphone use in adolescents

doi:10.3345/cep.2020.01326

. 2021 Sep;64(9):494-496.

doi: 10.3345/cep.2020.01326. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Functional gastrointestinal disorders and smartphone use in adolescents

Mauro Cinquetti¹, Marco Biasin², Marco Ventimiglia³, Linda Balanzoni¹, Denise Signorelli⁴, Angelo Pietrobelli^{2

5}

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¹ Maternal and Child Department, U.O.S. Ricerca Clinica e Valutazione Farmaci e Nucleo per la Ricerca Clinica (N.R.C.), Verona, Italy.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ IBD Unit, Villa-Sofia Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Health Management, Azienda ULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy.
⁵ Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

PMID: 33171037
PMCID: PMC8426096
DOI: 10.3345/cep.2020.01326

Functional gastrointestinal disorders and smartphone use in adolescents

Mauro Cinquetti et al. Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;64(9):494-496.

doi: 10.3345/cep.2020.01326. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Authors

Mauro Cinquetti¹, Marco Biasin², Marco Ventimiglia³, Linda Balanzoni¹, Denise Signorelli⁴, Angelo Pietrobelli^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Maternal and Child Department, U.O.S. Ricerca Clinica e Valutazione Farmaci e Nucleo per la Ricerca Clinica (N.R.C.), Verona, Italy.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ IBD Unit, Villa-Sofia Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Health Management, Azienda ULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy.
⁵ Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

PMID: 33171037
PMCID: PMC8426096
DOI: 10.3345/cep.2020.01326

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Distribution of smartphone use according to functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) status.

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Does smartphone overuse affect functional gastrointestinal disorders?
Lee JH. Lee JH. Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;64(9):471-472. doi: 10.3345/cep.2020.01935. Epub 2020 Dec 28. Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021. PMID: 33445835 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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[1] Boronat AC, Ferreira-Maia AP, Matijasevich A, Wang YP. Epidemiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review. World J Gastroenterol. 2017;23:3915–27. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Boronat AC, Ferreira-Maia AP, Matijasevich A, Wang YP. Epidemiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review. World J Gastroenterol. 2017;23:3915–27. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Xu JR, Shang L, Si WL, Song Y, Wang Y, Ma JL, et al. A population-based study of associations between functional gastrointestinal disorders and psychosocial characteristics in Xi’an, China. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2013;25:617–e467. - PubMed

[4] Xu JR, Shang L, Si WL, Song Y, Wang Y, Ma JL, et al. A population-based study of associations between functional gastrointestinal disorders and psychosocial characteristics in Xi’an, China. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2013;25:617–e467. - PubMed

[5] Shau JP, Chen PH, Chan CF, Hsu YC, Wu TC, James FE, et al. Fast foods- -are they a risk factor for functional gastrointestinal disorders? Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2016;25:393–401. - PubMed

[6] Shau JP, Chen PH, Chan CF, Hsu YC, Wu TC, James FE, et al. Fast foods- -are they a risk factor for functional gastrointestinal disorders? Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2016;25:393–401. - PubMed

[7] Strid H, Simrén M, Störsrud S, Stotzer PO, Sadik R. Effect of heavy exercise on gastrointestinal transit in endurance athletes. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2011;46:673–7. - PubMed

[8] Strid H, Simrén M, Störsrud S, Stotzer PO, Sadik R. Effect of heavy exercise on gastrointestinal transit in endurance athletes. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2011;46:673–7. - PubMed

[9] Varni JW, Bendo CB, Nurko S, Shulman RJ, Self MM, Franciosi JP, et al. Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases. J Pediatr. 2015;166:85–90. - PubMed

[10] Varni JW, Bendo CB, Nurko S, Shulman RJ, Self MM, Franciosi JP, et al. Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases. J Pediatr. 2015;166:85–90. - PubMed

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