French childminder knowledge of pediatric guidelines for screen use: An observational study

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 PEDIATRICS

Archives De Pediatrie Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2025.05.005

C. Allet , M. Samaille , A.D. Marq , M. Bailhache

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Abstract

Background

Early, excessive, and inappropriate screen exposure has negative short- and long-term effects on children. In France, registered childminders are the main source of childcare.

Objective

To explore childminder knowledge of the pediatric guidelines for screen use and the potential negative effects on children.

Participants and Setting

Registered childminders working in the French department of Gironde who had email accounts.

Methods

The maternal and child health services unit of the Gironde department distributed an anonymous online questionnaire from January 24, 2023, to February 19, 2023. Data were collected on childminder characteristics, personal screen use practices, knowledge of potential negative effects of inappropriate screen use, and knowledge of best practice recommendations for screen use. A knowledge score ranging from 0 (all wrong) to 14 (good) was constructed.

Results

A total of 1102 registered childminders participated; the median knowledge score was 9 with an InterQuartile Range of [7.5, 10.5]. A total of 95.2 % agreed that screen use should be avoided before the age of three. A minority of childminders, 13.4 % and 23.1 %, respectively, had good answers for possible short—and long-term negative effects. Childminders younger than 50 years with less experience and those who tend to use screens more had better knowledge than the others.

Conclusions

French childminders interviewed in Gironde have relatively good knowledge of pediatric guidelines for screen use.

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法国保育员对儿童筛查指南的了解：一项观察性研究。

背景：过早、过度和不适当的屏幕暴露对儿童有短期和长期的负面影响。在法国，注册保育员是儿童保育的主要来源。目的：了解保育员对儿童筛查使用指南的了解情况及其对儿童的潜在负面影响。参与者和环境：在法国吉伦特省工作的注册保育员，他们有电子邮件帐户。方法：吉伦特省妇幼保健服务单位于2023年1月24日至2023年2月19日在线发放匿名调查问卷。收集了关于保育员特征、个人屏幕使用习惯、对不适当使用屏幕的潜在负面影响的了解，以及对屏幕使用最佳实践建议的了解等方面的数据。知识评分范围从0（全部错误）到14（良好）。结果：共有1102名注册保育员参与调查；知识得分中位数为9，四分位数差为[7.5,10.5]。共有95.2%的人同意在三岁之前避免使用屏幕。少数保育员（分别为13.4%和23.1%）对可能产生的短期和长期负面影响回答良好。年龄小于50岁、经验较少的保育员和倾向于更多使用屏幕的保育员的知识比其他人更好。结论：在吉伦特接受采访的法国保育员对儿童筛查使用指南的了解相对较好。

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Archives De Pediatrie 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

5.60%

发文量

106

审稿时长

24.1 weeks

期刊介绍： Archives de Pédiatrie publishes in English original Research papers, Review articles, Short communications, Practice guidelines, Editorials and Letters in all fields relevant to pediatrics. Eight issues of Archives de Pédiatrie are released annually, as well as supplementary and special editions to complete these regular issues. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subjected to peer review by international experts, and must: Be written in excellent English, clear and easy to understand, precise and concise; Bring new, interesting, valid information - and improve clinical care or guide future research; Be solely the work of the author(s) stated; Not have been previously published elsewhere and not be under consideration by another journal; Be in accordance with the journal''s Guide for Authors'' instructions: manuscripts that fail to comply with these rules may be returned to the authors without being reviewed. Under no circumstances does the journal guarantee publication before the editorial board makes its final decision. Archives de Pédiatrie is the official publication of the French Society of Pediatrics.