Table 3 Caregiver self-reported use of intervention at 6 months (n = 127)
Question | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Have you used the Time Machine to budget your child’s television or computer use? | ||
Never | 58 | 45.7 |
Rarely | 18 | 14.2 |
Sometimes | 14 | 11.0 |
Often | 8 | 6.3 |
Always | 2 | 1.6 |
Missing | 27 | 21.3 |
Were you able to stick to your child’s screen time budget? | ||
Never | 40 | 31.5 |
Rarely | 7 | 5.5 |
Sometimes | 28 | 22.1 |
Often | 22 | 17.3 |
Always | 3 | 2.4 |
Missing | 27 | 21.3 |
Did you add more time to the Time Machine before the week was up? | ||
No, never | 68 | 53.5 |
Yes, a couple of times | 18 | 14.2 |
Yes, some of the time | 10 | 7.9 |
Yes, most of the time | 2 | 1.6 |
Yes, all of the time | 2 | 1.6 |
Missing | 27 | 21.3 |
Do you think using a Time Machine is a good way to reduce children’s screen time? | ||
Yes | 47 | 37.0 |
No | 16 | 12.6 |
Not applicable | 44 | 34.7 |
Missing | 20 | 15.8 |
How often did you use any of the strategies discussed in the monthly newsletters to modify your child’s television or computer use? | ||
Never | 23 | 18.1 |
Rarely | 12 | 9.5 |
Sometimes | 43 | 33.9 |
Often | 24 | 18.9 |
Always | 5 | 3.9 |
Missing | 20 | 15.8 |
In the last week, how often have you used any strategy to modify your child’s television or computer use? | ||
Never | 27 | 21.3 |
Rarely | 25 | 19.7 |
Sometimes | 25 | 19.7 |
Often | 20 | 15.8 |
Always | 10 | 7.9 |
Missing | 20 | 15.8 |
Did the amount of time your child spent on screen activity decrease over the 6 months? | ||
Yes | 95 | 74.8 |
No | 12 | 9.5 |
Missing | 20 | 15.8 |
If Yes (n = 95), what activity did your child most frequently replace screen time with? | ||
A physical activity inside the house | 6 | 6.3 |
A physical activity outside | 57 | 60.0 |
Another sitting activity (such as reading, listening to music, board games) | 32 | 33.7 |
The length of this programme was 6 months. What do you think about this? | ||
Too long | 19 | 15.0 |
Just the right amount of time | 80 | 63.0 |
Not long enough | 8 | 6.3 |
Missing | 20 | 15.8 |