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Young Children and Screens: Parents' Perspectives and Child Health Nurses' Approaches in a Digital Age

Sweden320 participantsStarted 2026-02-01

Plain-language summary

The overall aim of the research project is to investigate screen habits among children (0-5 years) and their parents including nurses' perspective, and further parents' and nurses' experiences of using web-based healthcare advisory services within Swedish child health care (CHC). The main research questions are: What is the correlation between children's and their parents' screen use? How does screen use differ among families with various socioeconomic backgrounds? How well does the modified SCREEN-Q instrument measure screen use in Swedish conditions? How do parents perceive their own and their children's screen use and their parental role? What are parents' views on available advice and recommendations regarding children's screen use? How do parents use and experience web-based advisory services within health care and Swedish child health care (CHC)? How do CHC nurses address screen media-related issues within CHC? What are CHC nurses' experiences with web-based advisory services? Participants will: * Complete a survey on screen habits and digital health service use (N ≈ 300) * Contribute to validation of a modified SCREEN-Q instrument * Take part in interviews (parents) and focus groups (child health nurses)

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents whose child/children is/are registered in the Swedish Child Health Care center(s) that participate in the study and that have at least one child at age 0-5 yrs. * Child health nurses working in the Swedish Child Health Care center(s) that participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Parent not having children registered in the participating health care centers at age 0-5 yrs. * Child health nurses not working at the participating child health centers.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
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4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Parents' screen use

Timeframe: Day 1

Child's screen use

Timeframe: Day 1

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07168057

SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2029-12-31

Contact for this trial

Kirsi Tiitinen Mekhail, RN., PhD

+46702196383 kirsi.tiitinen.mekhail@ki.se

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