Biomedical subjects

D N Guttentag

Publications and source records attributed to D N Guttentag.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1986

Pediatric television: the state of the art.

This article is a report on the results of a survey aimed at determining how television is used to benefit hospitalized children in both general and pediatric hospitals. Based on responses from 128 hospitals, the report examines general information on the presence of television, the use of videocassette players, and the operation of closed-circuit television stations. Topics discussed include equipment, funding, program selection, live programming, and, finally the need for a communication network specifically focused on the field of pediatric television.

Canada↗

PubMed1983

Closed circuit television: a unique tool.

A closed circuit television station was instituted within the Children's Hospital of Winnipeg in April 1981. The station broadcasts commercial-free children's programming throughout the day with the highlight of the schedule being a 1-hour live broadcast each weekday. The personal, interactive format of the live program has made the show a unique and effective tool for reaching patients, helping individual patients accept different aspects of their care, teaching the children about the hospital, and simply boosting morale through making each child a part of the program.

Child, Hospitalized↗

PubMed1983

Daytime television viewing by hospitalized children: the effect of alternative programming.

In response to an earlier survey indicating that hospitalized children were indiscriminately watching excessive amounts of commercial television, a closed-circuit television station was instituted at the Children's Hospital of Winnipeg. The station offered patients commercial-free children's programming between 9 AM and 5 PM, including a daily one-hour live broadcast. In order to evaluate the effect of this station on children's television-viewing patterns, a second survey of the quantity and quality of daytime television viewing was carried out. This evaluative survey demonstrated an overall increase in television viewing, but a decrease in exposure to the potentially harmful effects of commercial television inasmuch as an average of nearly half of the children's viewing time was devoted to the hospital station. A dramatic increase in the viewing of children's programs (mean 43 v 147 minutes daily for the first and second surveys, respectively) along with additional viewing pattern data suggest that the closed-circuit station successfully filled a void for the patients. Overall the data indicated that alternative programming for pediatric patients has an enormous potential for alleviating the boredom and anxiety of hospitalized children.

Activities of Daily Living↗

PubMed1981

Daytime television viewing by hospitalized children.

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 recorded for 845 patients, each of whom was observed at half-hour intervals between 9 am and 5 pm. The results indicated that the percentage of children viewing television throughout the day ranged from 21% fo 75% with a mean daily weekday viewing time of 3.9 hours per eight-hour survey day. The data indicate that daytime viewing is substantially higher for hospitalized than nonhospitalized children and includes much programming that is directed toward adults. Hospital television viewing was characterized as indiscriminate and excessive, indicating the need to increase staff awareness of the influence of television and, if possible, provide patients with commercial-free, alternative programming.

Adolescent↗