Review Article
A Review of Different Behavior Modification Strategies Designed to Reduce Sedentary Screen Behaviors in Children
Table 3
Outcomes of randomized controlled trials focused on only reducing sedentary screen behaviors organized by method of reduction and age of children ().
| Source | | Change in SSB (h/day) | % change in SSB | | Treatment group | Intervention, mos | Followup, mos | Intervention, mos | Followup, mos |
| Interventions using behavior modification techniques only |
| | | 0–12 | None | 0–12 | None | Dennison et al. 2004 [51] | 1 | −0.44* | | −26%* | 2 | +0.23 | +11% | | 0–6 | None | 0–6 | None | Escobar-Chaves et al. 2010 [52] | 1 | −0.53 | | −25% | | 2 | −0.53 | | −21% | |
| Interventions using behavior modification techniques plus a mandatory electronic TV monitoring device |
| | 0–24 | None | 0–24 | None | Epstein et al. 2008 [53] | 1 | −2.5* | | −72%* | | 2 | −0.74 | | −20% | |
| Interventions using behavior modification techniques plus an optional electronic TV monitoring device |
| | | 0-1 | None | 0-1 | None | Ford et al. 2002 [54] | 1 | −2.0 | | −26% | | 2 | −2.0b | −36%b | | 0–6 | None | 0–6 | None | Robinson 1999 [49] | 1:child reported | −0.94* | | −43%* | | 1:parent reported | −0.51* | −6.5%* | 2:chid reported | −0.14 | −28% | 2:parent reported | −0.02 | −1.0% | | | 0–3 | None | 0–3 | None | Robinson et al. 2003 [55] | 1 | −0.41 | | −15% | | 2 | +0.10 | +3.2% | | | 0–2.5 | 0–5 | 0–2.5 | 0–5 | Todd et al. 2008 [56] | 1 | −1.2b | −1.18 | −47%b | −46% | 2 | −0.63 | −1.03 | −24% | −40% | | | 0–2 | None | 0–2 | None | Ni Mhurchu et al. 2009 [57] | 1 | −0.60 | | −31% | | | 2 | −0.01 | −0.8% |
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SSB: sedentary screen behaviors; h: hour; treatment group: group assignment (1: treatment group, 2: control group); mos: months; *: significant difference between groups; b: significantly different from baseline value.
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