The Relationship Between the Digital Media Usage With Impulsivity and Attention Deficit in Children With Early Intervention
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Attention-Deficit-Disordered Children
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Surveillance of digital-Media habits in earLy childhood Questionnaire, SMALLQ™
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To explore the relationship between children's digital media usage and attention, activity, parenting pressure; to explore the relationship between family basic data factors and screen usage.
Detailed Description
Background: Digital products are inseparable from life. Parents may feel that teaching materials are educational because of their high availability.Meaning, busy work, helping to share care or short respite, etc., and providing digital products for children, it is very important to understand children's behavior, usage habits, and the relationship between parents.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, parents should limit their exposure to most types of screen time until the child is 2 years old , and children 2-5 years old should be less than one hour per day, and it is recommended to watch high Quality program content, accompanied by adults. The standards for screen time in various countries generally follow this policy.However, many studies have found that most children spend far more screen time than recommended guidelines. Research in Canada and the United States indicates that children aged three to five spend more than two hours a day on average. According to a tracking study, children aged three to five were surveyed on their In terms of screen use, it was found that compared with children who watched less than half an hour, children who used more than two hours a day had more significant implicit and explicit behavioral problems, namely withdrawal, nervousness, anxiety, irritability and attention deficit, and restless behavior. Objective: To explore the relationship between children's digital media usage and attention, activity, parenting pressure; to explore the relationship between family basic data factors and screen usage. Methods: Individual caregivers were interviewed through paper or electronic questionnaires to assess children's and families' digital media usage habits, children's activity levels, and parental stress. The following assessment tools were used. Including digital media use survey at home (refer to Surveillance of digital-Media habits in earLy childhood Questionnaire, SMALLQ™), Chinese version of parental child activity scale (Werry-Weiss Peters Activity Scale Chinese version, WWPAS), parental stress scale brief Form (Parenting Stress Index: Short form, PSI/SF)
Investigators
Hsinchieh Lee
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Caregivers whose children are currently receiving early treatment and who can cooperate with the questionnaire;
- •The child's family has the habit of using digital media devices;
- •The child's main complaints include inattention and impulsivity;
- •The child's age is 3 to 6 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
- •The child has other specific diagnosed diseases, such as autism group, sensory disorder, known genetic and genetic diseases, etc.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Surveillance of digital-Media habits in earLy childhood Questionnaire, SMALLQ™
Time Frame: Baseline at first evaluate time
An survey used to estimate the weekday \& weekend parent-reported on-screen \& off-screen media habits of preschoolers, among other things. The information including three segments: (i) digital media use, parent concern, knowledge and practice of guidelines, outside of school on weekday and weekend; (ii) non-digital media habits: indoor and outdoor play, day time naps, non-screen reading, and drawing; (iii) parent educational attainment and household income, additional child information: height, weight, wearing spectacles or not, and night-time sleep.
Secondary Outcomes
- Parental stress scale brief Form(Baseline at first evaluate time)
- Werry-Weiss Peters Activity Scale Chinese version, WWPAS(Baseline at first evaluate time)