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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 120669
Country Egypt
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ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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Category Pediatrics
Manuscript Type Systematic Reviews
Article Title Smartphone use health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review of behavioral, developmental, and environmental risk pathways
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Nermin K Saeed, Adel Salah Bediwy, Yousif M Elbeltagi, Hosameldin A Bediwy and Reem Elbeltagi
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Mohammed Al-Beltagi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-9536
Nermin K Saeed http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7875-8207
Adel Salah Bediwy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0281-0010
Yousif M Elbeltagi http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3881-0961
Hosameldin A Bediwy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2910-8261
Reem Elbeltagi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9969-5970
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Corresponding Author Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Chairman, Consultant, Head, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, 1 Hassan Radwan Street, Tanta 31511, Algharbia, Egypt. mbelrem@hotmail.com
Key Words Problematic smartphone use; Obesity; Metabolic dysregulation; Sedentary behavior; Sleep disturbance; Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields; Neurocognitive function; Digital health; Pediatric public health
Core Tip This review synthesizes multidisciplinary evidence demonstrating that excessive or dysregulated smartphone use in children and adolescents is consistently associated with sleep disruption, attentional dysregulation, emotional symptoms, musculoskeletal strain, visual complaints, and increased metabolic risk. Across domains, dose-response patterns and developmental vulnerability are evident, with early childhood and adolescence representing particularly sensitive periods. Importantly, behavioral mechanisms - especially sleep disturbance, sedentary displacement, and reinforcement-driven problematic smartphone use - appear to mediate most observed risks, whereas current evidence does not confirm serious radiofrequency electromagnetic field-related harm. These findings support a developmentally informed, context-sensitive digital health framework emphasizing sleep hygiene, structured limits, parental modeling, and early identification of problematic use.
Publish Date 2026-08-03 07:46
Citation

Al-Beltagi M, Saeed NK, Bediwy AS, Elbeltagi YM, Bediwy HA, Elbeltagi R. Smartphone use health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review of behavioral, developmental, and environmental risk pathways. World J Clin Cases 2026; 14(22): 120669
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v14/i22/120669.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.120669
Full Article (PDF) WJCC-14-120669-with-cover.pdf
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