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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 11/2006

01-11-2006 | Short Report

Television watching at Greek paediatric hospitals

Authors: Vasiliki Matziou, Ioannis Zachos, Heleni Kletsiou, Antigoni Triantafyllidou, Constantinos Tsoumakas

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 11/2006

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Abstract

Purpose

The study investigated the television watching habits of children in hospital compared with those at home and the factors which influence them.

Methods

A random sample of 546 school aged children hospitalized in paediatric hospitals (2) in Athens (Greece) was studied.

Results

Children’s television watching time in the hospital was found to be higher compared to that at home. The characteristics which influence this result are the duration of hospitalization, the television rent, who does the programme selection and the frequency of visits (p<0.001 for all tests).

Conclusion

Children especially in hospitals should watch television accompanied by their parents/caregivers who should help them to decode the received messages, check the quality of the programmes and intervene in the time spent watching television.
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Metadata
Title
Television watching at Greek paediatric hospitals
Authors
Vasiliki Matziou
Ioannis Zachos
Heleni Kletsiou
Antigoni Triantafyllidou
Constantinos Tsoumakas
Publication date
01-11-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 11/2006
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0166-4

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