Field Hours Tracking Children's Health

Field Hours Tracker

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WEEK 11

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PRACTICE 

THEORY 

Read the following article and summarize the content below.

"Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world." (2017): 461-468.

Research on the effects of screen media on young children's development, learning, and family life is not keeping up with how swiftly the digital world is changing. The possible advantages and disadvantages of screen media use in children under five are examined in this statement, emphasizing developmental, psychological, and physical health. Four principles are included in evidence-based advice to enhance and support young children's media experiences: reducing, mitigating, utilizing with awareness, and modeling healthy use of screens. Knowing how young infants learn and develop helps healthcare professionals design best-practice solutions.

Concerns about how screen time impacts kids and families are growing, as is family exposure to digital media in Canada. This policy explores the possible advantages and dangers of screen use and exposure for children under five and offers evidence-based recommendations for health professionals to assist families. Screen time is any time spent in front of a screen, including a computer, television, tablet, smartphone, video game console, or wearable device. Unless otherwise noted, "digital media" refers to content transmitted across computer networks or the Internet on all devices.

Robidoux, H., Ellington, E., & Lauerer, J. (2019). Screen Time: The impact of digital technology on children and strategies in care. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 57(11), 15-20.

According to a 2016 poll of members of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), parents requested guidance on four critical topics about their children's screen time: duration (how much is too much?), setting boundaries, the consequences on health and well-being, and the best material. Systematic evaluations, recommendations, and policy statements on-screen media exposure and use were found in a literature review on the impacts of screen media on children under the age of five. Developmental, psychological, and physical categories were used to group potential positives and negatives. Recommendations are supported by data and consensus among experts. The use of screens by older kids and teenagers, kids with neurodevelopmental disorders, and environmental health issues are outside this statement's purview.

0800 hrs

One hr. 30 mins

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Modern society depends heavily on media and digital technology. Despite any possible benefits, children's development and health are negatively impacted by excessive or unsuitable use of technology. Increased screen usage is associated with a higher risk of physical health issues, mental health issues, and adverse effects on cognitive, language, social, and emotional development. Effective evidence-based screening programs and interventions are available to help kids use less unhealthy media. In addition to recommending interventions where necessary, providers must be aware of media usage rules, assess for at-risk media use, and give family education.

1300 hrs.

2 hrs

Read the following article and summarize the content below.

Ponti, M., Bélanger, S., Grimes, R., Heard, J., Johnson, M., Moreau, E., ... & Williams, R. (2017). Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world. Paediatrics & Child Health.

Research on the effects of screen media on young children's development, learning, and family life is not keeping up with how swiftly the digital world is changing. The possible advantages and disadvantages of screen media use in children under five are examined in this statement, emphasizing developmental, psychological, and physical health. Four principles are included in evidence-based advice to enhance and support young children's media experiences: reducing, mitigating, utilizing with awareness, and modeling healthy use of screens.

Knowing how young infants learn and develop helps healthcare professionals design best-practice solutions.

In Canadian families, the use of digital media is rising,

Concerns about how screen time impacts families and children are also present. This paragraph addresses the advantages and dangers of

youngsters under the age of five should not be exposed to or use screens and

provides health practitioners with evidence-based instructions to

aid families. Screen time is spent before any screen,

incorporating wearable technology, smartphones, tablets, television, video games, and PCs. Content sent across computer networks, or the Internet is referred to as "digital media" on all

devices unless a specific type is mentioned.

0900hrs.

One hr. 30 mins

Listened to the following ted talks on Quantitative methods and reflected as follows

https://youtu.be/nHpf5V1SpNc

https://youtu.be/RMmerEEeIc8

https://youtu.be/kQMlOfuQdBA

The quantitative method and design are described in this video. Research questions, hypotheses, data collecting, sampling, instrumentation, and data analysis are covered in the review of the steps involved in performing quantitative research.

The goals of quantitative research are excellent knowledge and comprehension of the social world. To examine situations or events that have an impact on people, researchers utilize quantitative methodologies. Quantitative research generates unbiased data that can be explained in detail using statistics and figures. We do this methodically and scientifically so that other people can duplicate the studies.

A general understanding of behavior and other events in various contexts and groups is the goal of quantitative researchers. Studies using numbers are frequently quick, precise, factual, and understandable.

https://youtu.be/cwU8as9ZNlA

https://youtu.be/cxdGR4lSwvw

https://youtu.be/LenefGKZgOA

An overview of the quantitative method and design is given in this video. Also included are the steps involved in quantitative research, including the hypotheses, research questions, data collecting, sampling, instrumentation, and data analysis.

The analysis of a problem using quantitative methods to give conduct meaning. Numbers provide an understanding of consumer behavior in market research, but quantitative research can and is utilized to explain other types of performance. Numbers are used by researchers and analysts in both the social and scientific sciences to assign significance to a wide range of occurrences. An overview of quantitative research techniques is provided below:

Descriptive: Gather data from a marketing survey of 5000 people using a new detergent brand to describe their experiences and brand acceptability.

Studying the correlation between ACT results and freshman GPA.

Experimental: Investigating the potential for an intervention to lessen college students' procrastination.

Comparative analysis: evaluating the impact of preschool attendance on first-grade students' social development.

1400hrs

6 hrs

Listened to the following ted talks on Quantitative methods and reflected as follows

https://youtu.be/RMmerEEeIc8

https://youtu.be/-T-6ogg2cp4

https://youtu.be/6UIjmBGpCEc

The goal of quantitative research is to quantify the data collection and processing process. It is based on a deductive method that emphasizes the validation of the hypothesis and is influenced by positivist and empiricist theories.

This research technique, related to the natural, applied, formal, and social sciences, encourages the unbiased empirical exploration of observable phenomena to test and comprehend correlations. This is accomplished using various quantification techniques and procedures, demonstrating the broad application of this approach as a research strategy across numerous academic fields.

The goal of quantitative research is to create and apply mathematical ideas, models, and hypotheses relevant to phenomena. The measurement procedure is essential to quantitative research because it establishes the fundamental link between mathematical theory and actual observation.

01000hrs

6hrs

Task(s) Accomplished

WEEK 12

read the following articles and summarize the content below.

I'm, E. O., & Chee, W. (2004). Recruitment of research participants through the Internet. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 22(5), 289-297.

Despite increasing Internet-based research, concerns about study recruitment in this setting have yet to be highlighted. Based on the experiences of recruiting participants for three Internet surveys studied, this video offers potential future approaches to recruitment over the Internet. Low response rates, selected participant groups, the significance of scheduling, and potential ethical concerns are only a few of the recruiting process's problems. The following recommendations are made for future Internet-based hiring based on the discussion of the issues: Use of original motivational techniques, consideration of possible participants' gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic level, scheduling of data collection, and awareness of any ethical concerns.

0800hrs

3 hrs

Yancey, A. K., Ortega, A. N., & Kumanyika, S. K. (2006). Effective recruitment and retention of minority research participants. Annu. Rev. Public Health, 27, 1-28.