Daytime television viewing by hospitalized children

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 68; no. 5; p. 672
• Main Authors: Guttentag, D N, Albritton, W L, Kettner, R B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1981
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Child; Child, Hospitalized - psychology; Child, Preschool; Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; Humans; Manitoba; Television - utilization; Time Factors; Manitoba

To determine whether hospitalized pediatric patients may be inadvertently exposed to excessive amounts of commercial television, a survey of the quantity and quality of daytime television viewing by patients was conducted at the Winnipeg Children's Centre. Television viewing patterns were recor...