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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Caroline Fitzpatrick, Emma Cristini, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Gabrielle Garon-Carrier
Summary: This study examines the impact of parental strategies on preschooler adherence to screen time recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the interaction between parent restrictive mediation and child temperament characteristics.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daria Bukhalenkova, Olga Almazova
Summary: This research investigated the relationship between active screen time factors, such as playing computer games, and parental participation in children's computer games, and imagination in 5-6-year-old children. Survey questionnaires were completed by the mothers of 772 children to report their children's interactions with gadgets. Additionally, 371 children participated in a test assessing productive imagination through a drawing task. The study found no correlation between imagination and the time preschoolers spent playing computer games, but significant relationships were found between imagination and parental participation in gadget usage.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Michaela Gerzicakova, Lenka Dedkova, Vojtech Mylek
Summary: This study investigated parents' objective and perceived knowledge of their children's online risky activities. The results showed that parental support and active mediation were associated with higher knowledge, while restrictive mediation and the child's demographics were not related to it. Technical mediation and monitoring were associated with higher perceived knowledge but lower objective knowledge.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eun-Young Doo, Ji-Hye Kim
Summary: This study found that negative parenting attitudes and adolescent aggression mediate the relationship between parents' and adolescents' smartphone addiction. The findings suggest considering parental smartphone addiction, parenting attitude, and adolescent aggression when developing interventions to prevent smartphone addiction among adolescents. Additionally, it highlights the importance of developing a healthy parenting environment that includes parents' healthy smartphone use and positive parenting to prevent adolescents' smartphone addiction.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Natalia Rudnova, Dmitry Kornienko, Yuri Semenov, Vladimir Egorov
Summary: The process of digitalization is now a crucial part of a child's growth in the modern world, and parental digital mediation has been recognized as a practice that involves adults as mediators in children's development in the digital environment. This study aims to explore the relationships between children's characteristics and parental digital mediation, as well as identifying predictors of parental support and parental control in digital mediation. The study also investigates the differences among children influenced by different parental mediation strategies.
EDUCATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Yumin Lin, Xueqin Zhang, Yinying Huang, Zhiwei Jia, Jing Chen, Wanling Hou, Lili Zhao, Guiyan Wang, Jiemin Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between screen viewing and sleep quality among infants and toddlers in China. The majority of the children did not meet the WHO guidelines on screen time, and negative associations were found between screen time and total sleep time as well as nighttime sleep. Practical strategies, such as education programs, outdoor exercises, and restricted use of screens, are needed to improve sleep quality and promote development in young children.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Zeina N. Al-Mahayri, Mohammad M. AlAhmad, Bassam R. Ali
Summary: The cure rates of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have significantly increased in the last few decades, with over 90% success rates. However, there is a growing interest in the long-term health of survivors, leading to the development of modified treatment protocols to reduce adverse long-term consequences. Despite these efforts, there are still significant concerns that require further mitigation.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hayriye Gulec, David Smahel
Summary: The use of mHealth apps by adolescents is related to factors such as age, physical activity, and eHealth literacy. Parents play an important role in mediating their children's online health information-seeking behaviors. Improving adolescents' eHealth literacy skills through parental guidance may enhance health technology use in this population.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hayriye Gulec, David Smahel
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics of Czech adolescents who use mHealth apps and found that older age, physical activity, and eHealth literacy skills were common factors associated with app use. Girls were more likely to use apps that track physical activity. Adolescents with higher BMI, health anxiety, and lower sleep quality had a higher frequency of using apps to track calorie intake or expenditure, weight, and health indicators. Parental mediation of online health information-seeking behaviors was positively associated with adolescents' app use. Improving eHealth literacy skills through parental guidance may enhance health technology use in this population.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mercedes Diaz-Rodriguez, Jesus Carretero-Bravo, Celia Perez-Munoz, Mercedes Deudero-Sanchez
Summary: This study investigates changes in the habits of children under 6 years of age in Cadiz during the lockdown. The findings reveal that family living habits have changed, particularly in families with low income, low educational level, or small home size. Positive aspects related to family meals and parental involvement were also identified. The study emphasizes the significant impact of the lockdown on children's daily routines and its potential to exacerbate the existing problem of childhood obesity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
L. R. Chawner, P. Blundell-Birtill, M. M. Hetherington
Summary: This study explores the relationships between child and parent factors and their effects on parental intentions to implement vegetable feeding strategies at mealtimes. The findings suggest that child's food fussiness predicts higher parental intentions, but this effect is mediated by low beliefs. Additionally, parental beliefs about the importance of healthy eating have a positive indirect effect on higher intentions, but this effect is not significant in all strategies examined.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elena Raptou, Georgios Papastefanou
Summary: The study found a significant association between smoking, drinking alcohol, and leisure time screen activities with body weight and obesity, with a closer relationship between smoking and alcohol consumption in women. Additionally, leisure time screen activities were found to have a major impact on female BMI.
Article
Pediatrics
Sofie Rath Mortensen, Jesper Schmidt-Persson, Line Gronholt Olesen, Heidi Klakk Egebaek, Henriette Boye, Niels Bilenberg, Anders Grontved
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between parental recreational screen media practices, including time use and level of smartphone addiction, and behavioral difficulties in 7-year-old children. The findings showed no consistent association between parental recreational screen time and behavioral difficulties in their children, but revealed a link between excessive maternal smartphone use and behavioral difficulties in their children.
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elliza Mansor, Norliza Ahmad, Diana Raj, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli, Zalilah Mohd Shariff
Summary: This study investigated parental barriers toward reducing excessive screen time among young children in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The main predictors of parental barriers included monthly household income, parents' occupation, positive parental attitude on screens, parent self-efficacy, and child screen time. Positive parental attitude on screen time was found to be the strongest predictor of these barriers, suggesting the importance of fostering correct parental attitudes towards screen time activities in young children.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katerina Lukavska, Jaroslav Vacek, Ondrej Hrabec, Michal Bozik, Michaela Slussareff, Martina Pisova, David Kocourek, Lucie Svobodova, Roman Gabrhelik
Summary: The study aimed to develop an inventory for measuring media parenting practices in parents of primary school children, especially active and restrictive mediation. The MEPA-20, particularly the active and restrictive mediation subscales, showed high internal consistency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Transportation
Emma R. Lawlor, Kate Ellis, Jean Adams, Russell Jago, Louise Foley, Stephanie Morris, Tessa Pollard, Carolyn Summerbell, Steven Cummins, Hannah Forde, Campbell Foubister, Christina Xiao, Jenna Panter
Summary: This review synthesizes stakeholders' views and experiences of developing guidance for, designing, commissioning, and implementing environmental interventions to promote active travel (AT) infrastructure. The study found that political support, interdisciplinary collaboration, and effective communication are key factors in successfully implementing AT infrastructure.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lorna M. Hatch, Emily C. Widnall, Patricia N. Albers, Georgina L. Hopkins, Judi Kidger, Frank de Vocht, Eileen Kaner, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Russell Jago, Rona M. Campbell
Summary: Improving the health and well-being of young people is a priority in public health, but conducting research in schools is challenging. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with staff from 11 secondary schools, professionals from local authorities, and key stakeholders. The findings highlight the importance of school-led and tailored survey-based research methods.
BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia E. Jessiman, Victoria R. Carlisle, Katie Breheny, Rona Campbell, Russell Jago, Marcus Robinson, Steve Strong, Judi Kidger
Summary: In the UK, one in five households with children experienced food insecurity. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, cost implications, and implementation lessons of universal free school meals (UFSM) in two secondary schools in England.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia E. Jessiman, Rosie E. Rowe, Russell Jago
Summary: The study shows that promoting active travel in market towns should involve the establishment of new cycling and walking infrastructure, as well as community activation projects. It also suggests the need to address barriers such as poor infrastructure and to change social norms around cycling to increase active travel rates among commuters and older adults in market towns.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lauren J. Scott, Zoi Toumpakari, James Nobles, Carlos Sillero-Rejon, Russell Jago, Steven Cummins, Sarah Blake, Jeremy Horwood, Frank de Vocht
Summary: Exposure to advertising of unhealthy commodities is recognized as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases. The study assessed the associations between measured exposure to outdoor advertising, self-reported exposure, and self-reported consumption. Self-reported exposure was found to be correlated with measured exposure and consumption.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Widnall, Lorna Hatch, Patricia N. Albers, Georgina Hopkins, Judi Kidger, Frank de Vocht, Eileen Kaner, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Russell Jago, Rona Campbell
Summary: This qualitative study aims to identify the main barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot School Health Research Network in the South West of England. The study found that key barriers include competing priorities of academic attainment and well-being, schools feeling overwhelmed with surveys, and lack of school time and resource. Key facilitators include providing evidence-based support to schools, feedback reports and benchmarking, and effective dissemination of findings.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lauren J. J. Scott, James Nobles, Carlos Sillero-Rejon, Rowan Brockman, Zoi Toumpakari, Russell Jago, Steven Cummins, Sarah Blake, Jeremy Horwood, Frank de Vocht
Summary: Bristol City Council introduced a new advertisement policy that prohibits the advertising of unhealthy products, alcohol, gambling, and payday loans across council-owned advertising spaces. This study aimed to explore the rationale and barriers to implementing the policy and describe the advertising environment prior to implementation.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Russell Jago, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Robert Walker, Lydia Emm-Collison, Kate Sansum, Katie Breheny, Tom Reid, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Charlie Foster, William Hollingworth, Frank de Vocht
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on children's physical activity, resulting in a decrease in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during lockdowns. While there was little change in parental activity levels post-COVID lockdown, it is important to examine if these patterns persist.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew Turner, Adele Webb, Russ Jago, Sara Blackmore, Frank de Vocht, Jeremy Horwood
Summary: This article explores the need and mechanisms for cross-departmental working in local authorities (LAs) in the UK to make decisions about air quality issues. The results show that staff in public health, environmental health, and transport teams recognized the importance of managing air quality as a cross-departmental issue, and identified four successful mechanisms for integrated working: policy commitments and political support, dedicated air quality steering groups, existing governance and oversight groups, and networking and relationships.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Campbell Foubister, Russell Jago, Stephen J. J. Sharp, Esther M. F. van Sluijs
Summary: This study examined the association between time spent on social media use and BMI z-score in adolescents, particularly focusing on potential explanatory pathways for boys and girls. The results showed that girls who spent more than 5 hours per day on social media had a higher BMI z-score, and this association was partially explained by sleep duration, depressive symptoms, body-weight satisfaction, and well-being.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia N. Albers, Chiara Rinaldi, Heather Brown, Kate E. Mason, Katrina d'Apice, Elizabeth McGill, Cheryl McQuire, Peter Craig, Anthony A. Laverty, Morgan Beeson, Mhairi Campbell, Matt Egan, Marcia Gibson, Maxwell Fuller, Amy Dillon, David Taylor-Robinson, Russell Jago, Kate Tilling, Benjamin Barr, Falko F. Sniehotta, Matthew Hickman, Christopher J. Millett, Frank de Vocht
Summary: This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the design and use of natural experiment evaluations (NEEs), and an assessment of the plausibility of the as-if randomization assumption. The study identified 366 NEE studies of place-based public health interventions and found that only about half of them reported some form of sensitivity or falsification analysis to support inferences. The importance of transparent reporting of NEE designs and evaluation methods was emphasized.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Russell Jago, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Michael Beets, David Revalds Lubans, Catherine Woods, Frank de Vocht
Summary: Physical activity is crucial for children's health, but many fail to meet recommended levels. Current school-based interventions have limited impact, so alternative approaches are needed. The school context, including setting, staff, and demographics, is often ignored but plays a key role in intervention effectiveness. We propose flexible interventions tailored to specific contexts and alternative evaluation designs to better consider context and outcomes. Considering school context can help improve the development and implementation of physical activity interventions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert Walker, Danielle House, Ruth Salway, Lydia Emm-Collison, Lara E. Hollander, Kate Sansum, Katie Breheny, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Charlie Foster, Russell Jago
Summary: This study conducted interviews with parents, school staff, and children to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on children's physical activity. The study found that after the pandemic, children's physical activity habits changed, with a greater reliance on structured and organized activities, which may lead to decreased physical activity levels, especially for girls and children from lower socio-economic households. Therefore, affordable and equitable opportunities should be provided to prevent physical activity and health inequalities.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Robert Walker, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Lydia Emm-Collison, Katie Breheny, Kate Sansum, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Russell Jago
Summary: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation, costs, and provision of active clubs in schools and communities. The findings show that school-based club participation has increased, while community-based club participation has decreased. Children from lower education households are less likely to participate in active clubs, and girls are less likely to attend community clubs. The study also highlights the increase in club costs and the shift towards more affordable and convenient school-based clubs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Widnall, Patricia N. Albers, Lorna Hatch, Georgina Hopkins, Judi Kidger, Frank de Vocht, Eileen Kaner, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Russell Jago, Rona Campbell
Summary: Schools play a crucial role in promoting the health and well-being of young people, but interventions at the systems level are necessary for improvement. This paper presents a qualitative evaluation of a systems level intervention, the South West-School Health Research Network, through interviews with school staff, local authorities, and stakeholders. Given the complexity of England's educational system, it is important to intervene and monitor health at multiple levels and ensure close collaboration to effectively improve adolescent health through schools.
