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Table 1 Study-level and intervention characteristics by child age category

From: Identifying effective intervention strategies to reduce children’s screen time: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

All Studies

0–5 years

6 + years

6–12 years

\(\le\)12 years

13 + years

0–18 years

k

204

46

31

80

24

15

7

Intervention Duration

  < 16 weeks

40%

46%

48%

39%

38%

33%

14%

 16–52 weeks

43%

37%

42%

45%

33%

60%

57%

  > 53 weeks

17%

17%

10%

116%

29%

7%

29%

Sample Size

  < 95

25%

30%

19%

25%

25%

13%

43%

 96–312

25%

30%

10%

25%

33%

40%

29%

 313–696

25%

30%

32%

19%

29%

27%

14%

  > 697

25%

10%

39%

31%

13%

20%

14%

Self-Identified Pilot

33%

43%

13%

29%

33%

40%

71%

Setting

 School/Daycare

59%

43%

74%

70%

29%

86%

14%

 Home & mHealth

16%

26%

10%

11%

12%

14%

58%

 Primary Care

10%

20%

6%

4%

17%

0%

14%

 Community/Research Center

15%

11%

10%

15%

42%

0%

14%

Study Design

 Two-Group Randomized

68%

70%

77%

64%

79%

74%

29%

 Two-Group, Non-Randomized

18%

17%

3%

24%

8%

13%

42%

 Single-Group, Non-Randomized

14%

13%

20%

12%

13%

13%

29%

Intervention Delivery

 Teachers

32%

17%

45%

41%

17%

27%

14%

 Research Staff

17%

13%

10%

24%

17%

13%

14%

 Healthcare Professionals

21%

37%

6%

15%

33%

7%

43%

 Other

30%

33%

39%

20%

33%

53%

29%

Intervention Recipient

 Child Only

54%

17%

84%

66%

29%

100%

29%

 Parent Only

17%

48%

0%

5%

38%

0%

0%

 Child and Parent

29%

35%

16%

29%

33%

0%

71%

Screen Target

 Targeted Other Obesogenic Behavior

37%

28%

52%

39%

25%

60%

13%

 TV only

25%

39%

10%

24%

29%

7%

29%

 TV & Other device

17%

11%

16%

23%

13%

13%

29%

 Screen Time, General

21%

22%

22%

15%

33%

20%

29%

Measurement Tool

 

96%

100%

95%

100%

100%

86%

 Self- or Parent-Report

97%

4%

0%

5%

0%

0%

14%

 Objective Tool

3%

      

Social Comparison Cluster

84%

80%

90%

83%

83%

93%

71%

Knowledge and Consequences Cluster

91%

83%

94%

97%

92%

93%

57%

Behavioral Repetition/Practice Cluster

73%

59%

84%

79%

67%

73%

57%

Goals, Feedback, Planning Cluster

78%

80%

81%

74%

83%

87%

86%

Theoretical Frameworks

 Social Cognitive Theory

41%

37%

48%

43%

29%

53%

29%

 Social Ecological Model

15%

13%

16%

16%

21%

0%

14%

 Multiple Theories

21%

24%

35%

16%

21%

13%

14%