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Television watching at Greek paediatric hospitals

Vasiliki Matziou1, Ioannis Zachos, Heleni Kletsiou

  • 1Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 123 Papadiamadopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.

European Journal of Pediatrics
|June 2, 2006
PubMed

Insights

Children watch more television in the hospital than at home. Factors like hospitalization duration and parental involvement influence viewing habits, highlighting the need for supervision during hospital stays.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Media Studies
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Television viewing is a common activity for children.
  • Understanding children's media consumption is crucial, especially in healthcare settings.
  • Hospitalization can alter daily routines and increase sedentary behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare television watching habits of hospitalized children with those at home.
  • To identify factors influencing children's television viewing during hospitalization.

Main Methods:

  • A random sample of 546 school-aged children in two pediatric hospitals in Athens, Greece, was studied.
  • Data collection likely involved surveys or observational methods to assess television viewing habits and influencing factors.

Main Results:

  • Children's television watching time was significantly higher in the hospital compared to at home.
  • Key influencing factors included duration of hospitalization, television rental, program selection control, and frequency of visits (p<0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Hospitalized children, particularly, benefit from parental/caregiver supervision while watching television.
  • Supervision should include guidance on message decoding, program quality assessment, and managing viewing time.
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