Mobile Media Exposure and Use in Children with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Comparative Analysis

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 198 - 210, 30.12.2024

Aylin Kurt , Fatma Dinç , Emine Güneş Şan

https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1531458

Abstract

Objective: It was aimed in the study to evaluate and compare the purpose, frequency, and scope of mobile media use in children with neurodevelopmental disorder and those without neurodevelopmental disorder.
Method: This study planned with a comparative design was conducted with the participation of the mothers of 111 children with neurodevelopmental disorder and 237 children without neurodevelopmental disorder. The data were collected through a self-report questionnaire.
Results: Most of the children had their own personal mobile media devices (with neurodevelopmental disorder=96.4%, without neurodevelopmental disorder=90.7%), and the majority used their mobile media devices to watch videos (with neurodevelopmental disorder=100.0%, without neurodevelopmental disorder=77.6%). Children with neurodevelopmental disorder used mobile media devices at an earlier age, and their duration of use in the day was longer (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Education programs for mothers should be prepared in line with expert opinions which aim at reducing use of mobile media devices and screen exposure. Nurses should play a role in the development and evaluation of intervention programmes to prevent the negative consequences of mobile media use and screen exposure, especially in primary health care centres.

Keywords

Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Exposure, Media, Children

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Social Sciences and Humanities Ethics Committee of a university (Protocol No. 2022-SBB-0408, Date: 19.09.2022, Decision No. 22). Subsequently, authorization from the provincial health directorate was obtained for the study to be conducted at the relevant hospital. Following the provision of information to the mothers regarding the purpose and plan of the study, written consent was obtained from each participant. The 0-8 years mobile media information form was conducted in accordance with the principles of anonymity and confidentiality. No identifying data were collected. All participants were informed that their data would be kept confidential. All data were stored exclusively on a password-protected computer, accessible only to members of the research team. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards and principles set forth in the Helsinki Declaration.

Nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan ve olmayan çocuklarda mobil medyaya maruz kalma ve kullanımı: Karşılaştırmalı bir analiz

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırmada nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan ve nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olmayan çocuklarda mobil medya kullanım amacı, sıklığı ve kapsamının değerlendirilmesi ve karşılaştırılması amaçlandı.
Yöntemler: Karşılaştırmalı tasarımla planlanan bu çalışma, nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan 111 ve nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olmayan 237 çocuğun annesinin katılımıyla gerçekleştirildi. Veriler öz bildirim anketi aracılığıyla toplandı. Çocukların çoğunun kendine ait mobil medya cihazı vardı (nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan =%96,4, nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olmayan =%90,7) ve çoğunluğu mobil medya cihazını video izlemek için kullanıyordu (nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan =%100,0, nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olmayan =%90,7). %77,6). Nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan çocukların mobil medya cihazlarını daha erken yaşta kullandıkları ve gün içindeki kullanım sürelerinin daha uzun olduğu belirlendi (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Annelere yönelik eğitim programları, mobil medya cihazlarının kullanımını ve ekran maruziyetini azaltmaya yönelik uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda hazırlanmalıdır. Hemşireler, özellikle birinci basamak sağlık merkezlerinde mobil medya kullanımı ve ekrana maruz kalmanın olumsuz sonuçlarını önlemek için müdahale programlarının geliştirilmesinde ve değerlendirilmesinde rol oynamalıdır.

Keywords

Nörogelişimsel bozukluk, maruz kalma, medya, çocuklar

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Social Sciences and Humanities Ethics Committee of Bartın University (Protocol No: 2022-SBB-0408, Date: 19.09.2022, Decision No. 22).

Supporting Institution

Yoktur

Thanks

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