Bedroom media, sedentary time and screen-time in children: a longitudinal analysis

Bedroom media, sedentary time and screen-time in children: a longitudinal analysis

BACKGROUND Having electronic media in the bedroom is cross-sectionally associated with greater screen-time in children, but few longitudinal studies exist. The aim of this study was to describe longitudinal patterns of ownership and examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of bedroom media with children's sedentary behaviour. METHODS Data are from the Sport, Physical activity and...

Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time

402 Am Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time A Community Guide Systematic Review Leigh Ramsey Buchanan, PhD, Cherie R. Rooks-Peck, PhD, RD, Ramona K.C. Finnie, DrPH, Holly R. Wethington, PhD, Verughese Jacob, PhD, MPH, Janet E. Fulton, PhD, Donna B. Johnson, PhD, RD, Leila C. Kahwati, MD, MPH, Charlotte A. Pratt, PhD, MS, RD, Gilbert Ramirez, DrPH, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, and the Community...

Title : Sedentary Time and Screen - based Sedentary Behaviours of Children with a Chronic Disease

The objectives of this study were to (i) assess sedentary time and prevalence of screen-based sedentary behaviours of children with a chronic disease and (ii) compare sedentary time and prevalence of screen-based sedentary behaviours to ageand sex-matched healthy controls. Sixty-five children (aged 6-18 years) with a chronic disease participated: survivors of a brain tumor, haemophilia, type 1 ...

Do the correlates of screen time and sedentary time differ in preschool children?

BACKGROUND Preschool children can spend up to 12 h a day in sedentary time and few meet current recommendations for screen time. Little is known about ecological correlates that could be targeted to decrease specific versus total sedentary behaviour. This study examined whether the correlates of screen time and sedentary time differ in preschool boys and girls. METHODS Parents participating i...

Erratum to: Do the correlates of screen time and sedentary time differ in preschool children?