Newborn Parent Based Intervention to Increase Child Safety Seat Use
| Autor: | Xiangxiang Liu, Jingzhen Yang, Liping Li, Fuyuan Cheng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Parents medicine.medical_specialty Automobile Driving Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Poison control lcsh:Medicine Health Promotion Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Article Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Risk-Taking 030225 pediatrics Intervention (counseling) 0502 economics and business Injury prevention otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans Young adult Child Restraint Systems CSS intervention 050210 logistics & transportation business.industry 05 social sciences lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Human factors and ergonomics Length of Stay newborn parents medicine.disease Patient Discharge child passenger safety Health promotion Family medicine Female Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 777 (2016) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 13; Issue 8; Pages: 777 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This paper intends to assess the effect of a maternity department intervention on improvement of knowledge and use of child safety seats (CSS) among newborn parents. An intervention study included three groups (one education plus free CSS intervention group, one education only group, and one control group). The participants were parents of newborns in the maternity department of two hospitals. Both of the intervention groups received a folded pamphlet of child passenger safety, a height chart and standardized safety education during their hospital stay after giving birth. The education plus free CSS intervention group received an additional free CSS and professional installation training at hospital discharge. The control group received a pamphlet with educational information about nutrition and food safety. Three months after enrollment, a telephone follow-up was conducted among participants in the three groups. Data on child passenger safety knowledge, risky driving behaviors, and use of CSS were evaluated before and after the intervention. A total of 132 newborn parents were enrolled in the study; of those, 52 (39.4%) were assigned into the education plus free CSS intervention group, 44 (33.3%) were in the education intervention only group, and 36 (27.3%) were in the control group. No significant differences existed in demographics among the three groups. There was a significant difference in newborn parents’ child passenger safety knowledge and behaviors in the three groups before and after the intervention. In addition, the CSS use increased significantly in the education plus free CSS group after the intervention compared to parents in the education only or control groups. Education on safety, combined with a free CSS and professional installation training, were effective at increasing newborn parents’ knowledge and use of CSS. Future studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up are needed to determine a long-term effect of the intervention. |
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