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Slomski, Anita
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 07/2022, Volume: 328, Issue: 1Journal Article
Reducing families' recreational screen time led to children becoming substantially more physically active, trial investigators reported in JAMA Pediatrics. Eighty-nine families in Denmark participated in the trial, including 164 adults and 181 children with an average age of around 9 years. The children's screen time averaged 35.9 hours per week at baseline. While the control group followed a normal routine, the families randomly assigned to the intervention relinquished their smart-phones and tablets and were asked to limit recreational screen media to 3 hours or less per week for 2 weeks; they were considered adherent with up to 7 hours per week of screen time.
