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Digital Addiction Intervention for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.
Ding, Keya; Li, Hui.
  • Ding K; Shanghai Institute of Early Childhood Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200235, China.
  • Li H; Shanghai Institute of Early Childhood Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200235, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 20(6)2023 03 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2294303
ABSTRACT
Digital devices play a significant role in the learning and living of children and adolescents, whose overuse or addiction has become a global concern. This scoping review seeks to synthesize existing studies to investigate relevant interventions and their effects on digital addiction in children (ages 0-18). To understand the latest advances, we have identified 17 studies published in international peer-reviewed journals between 2018-2022. The findings revealed that, first, most interventions for digital addiction in children and adolescents were cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) or CBT-based interventions, which could improve anxiety, depression, and related symptoms of digital addiction. Second, rather than directly targeting addictive behaviors, some family-based interventions aim to strengthen family functions and relationships. Finally, digital-based interventions, such as website-based, application-based, and virtual reality interventions, are promising in adolescent digital addiction interventions. However, these studies shared the same

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small sample sizes, short intervention durations, no control group, and nonrandomized assignments. The small sample size problem is difficult to solve by offline intervention. Meanwhile, online digital-based intervention is still in its infancy, resulting in limited generalizability of the findings and the inability to popularize digital intervention. Accordingly, future intervention studies should integrate various assessments and interventions to form an integrated platform to provide interventions for addicted children and adolescents worldwide.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Behavior, Addictive Type of study: Experimental Studies / Reviews Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Language: English Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph20064777

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Behavior, Addictive Type of study: Experimental Studies / Reviews Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Language: English Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph20064777