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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl) J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168 Euro Nursing 2017
October 26-28, 2017
32nd EURO
NURSING AND MEDICARE SUMMIT
October 26-28, 2017 | Paris, France
Familial factors in the use of technology among children
Ayse Cevirme1, Ozge Kaynak1, Nezihe Ugurlu2, Mehtap Tan3 and Gulcan Bahcecioglu Turan3
1Sakarya University, Turkey
2Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Turkey
3Ataturk University, Turkey
Statement of the Problem: Familial factors and the role of parents have great importance on children’s age-appropriate behaviors
when playing with technological tools and toys. Parents should get their children’s opinions on choosing the technological tools
or toys that children like while being determinative on the type of games and entertainment that would be beneficial for their
children. The purpose of this study is to determine the familial factors that have an effect on the use of technological tools like
computers, tablets, mobiles and game consoles among the children between 8-13.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: The sample of the study consists of 196 parents who have primary school children
at three state schools in the province of Sakarya during the second semester of 2016-2017 school year. A structured interview
form was used in the study. For the analysis of data, percentage and chi square tests were used.
Findings : A total of 71.9%of participant mothers and 69.4%of the fathers were between 32-37 years old.There was a statistically
significant correlation between the educational status of the mother and the time children spend with a technological tool at
weekends (1-2 hours); who decides the tool and the time to spend with that tool and when the children are supposed to
spend time with a technological tool (x2=12.909, p=.012; x2=18.572, p=.005; x2=23.811, p=.001; x2=15.753, p=.015). There
was also a statistically significant correlation between the father’s educational status and who decides on the technological
tool to use (x2=17.475,p=.008). There was also a correlation between the mother’s age(x2=6.842, p=.033) and educational
status (x2=8.224,p=.016) and the fact that children share their opinions with their parents on the technological tools or the
applications they use. There was a correlation between the number of children and their preference of adventure, puzzle or war
games (x2=7,843 p=.049, x2=11,195, p=.011 x2=15,318, p=.002,).
Conclusion & Significance: It is found out that factors such as the educational status of the parents and the number of children
in the family are determinative on children’s spending time on the internet or playing computer games or for similar reasons.
Biography
Ayşe Çevirme has worked in Atatürk University between 1992-2001 and has been working as an academic staff in Sakarya University Department of Public Health
Nursing since 2001. She has researches on the risk groups in the society (women, children, elderly and fragile groups). She currently works as an academic, head
of Department of Public Health Nursing and associate dean in The Faculty of Health Sciences in Sakarya University.
Ayse Cevirme et al., J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-061