A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video-assisted Teaching on the Knowledge of Parents Regarding the Effects of Smartphone Overuse on the Growth and Development of Pre-schoolers in Selected Schools of Navi Mumbai

Abstract

Background: Smartphone overuse is a major concern for children which lead to hampering of their social, cognitive, physical, and mental development.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of video-assisted teaching on the knowledge of parents regarding the effects of smartphone overuse on the growth and development of pre-schoolers in selected schools of Navi Mumbai.

Subjects and Methods: The researcher adopted a quantitative approach with one-group pretest–posttest design. Fifty parents were selected by simple convenient sampling method. Pretest video-assisted teaching program on Smartphone overuse was given by investigator, after that, post-test was done after 1 week with the help of structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed based on the above-mentioned objective using the descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The study identified that the video-assisted teaching program was effective after conducting knowledge regarding health hazards of smartphone overuse.

Conclusion: From the results of the study, it is concluded that video-assisted teaching was effective in promoting knowledge regarding health hazards of Smartphone overuse.