Journal article
A peer-to-peer live-streaming intervention for children during COVID-19 homeschooling to promote physical activity and reduce anxiety and eye strain: Cluster randomized controlled trial
Y Zheng, W Wang, Y Zhong, F Wu, Z Zhu, YC Tham, E Lamoureux, L Xiao, E Zhu, H Liu, L Jin, L Liang, L Luo, M He, I Morgan, N Congdon, Y Liu
Journal of Medical Internet Research | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.2196/24316
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to worldwide school closures, with millions of children confined to online learning at home. As a result, children may be susceptible to anxiety and digital eye strain, highlighting a need for population interventions. Objective: The objective of our study was to investigate whether a digital behavior change intervention aimed at promoting physical activity could reduce children's anxiety and digital eye strain while undergoing prolonged homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this cluster randomized controlled trial, homeschooled grade 7 students at 12 middle schools in southern China were recruited through local schools and randomly..
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Awarded by Guangdong Provincial Pearl River Talents Program
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Construction Project of High-Level Hospitals in Guangdong Province (303020107, 303010303058); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81530028, 81721003); the Clinical Innovation Research Program of Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory (2018GZR0201001); the research units of Ocular Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2019-I2M-5-005); the Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of the Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program (2017BT01S138); and the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University. NC is supported by the Ulverscroft Foundation (United Kingdom).