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July 15, 2025Child and Adolescent Mental HealthOpen Access

Review Article: The effectiveness of school‐based interventions for reducing screen time – a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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NLNai Ming LaiYLYin Sear LimNCNathorn Chaiyakunapruk

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Overview

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals school interventions modestly reduce screen time and support physical activity in children, highlighting areas for improvement.

Key Points

  • School-based interventions modestly reduced screen time by 0.10, impacting 19,751 participants.
  • Physical activity increased by 0.10 in 21 studies, involving 14,944 children, suggesting positive engagement.
  • High risk of bias and heterogeneity resulted in low-certainty evidence across most outcomes reviewed.
  • Future research should focus on strengthening randomization methods and including academic performance metrics.

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Lai et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02bce6551bb0af8cc5d0https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70022
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