Injury
Conditions
Keywords
injury, child, cars, pedestrians, child safety, interactive, computer, prevention, internet, CD-ROM
Brief summary
This project completed an intervention designed to teach parents of children aged 0-2 years of age how to prevent injuries to their child. The intervention consisted of a two DVD package with information on creating a safe home environment and correctly choosing and installing an appropriate car safety seat. The study hypothesis was that parents who used the intervention would score significantly higher on measures of knowledge, motivation, intention and self-efficacy in implementing injury prevention strategies.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALKeeping Baby Safe 2-DVD package
Keeping Baby Safe is a 2-DVD package that teaches childhood injury prevention skills to parents of children from birth to 24 months of age. One DVD addresses automobile passenger safety and focuses on the correct choice and proper installation of child safety seat for the age of the parent's child. The second DVD covers a core set of home safety skills: (a) preventing falls, (b) preventing fires and burns, (c) preventing poisoning, (d) firearm safety, (e) preventing drowning, (f) preventing suffocation and choking, (e) play equipment safety, and (f) animal safety. Content in the home safety DVD is based on information the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that physicians provide to parents during well-baby visits.
BEHAVIORALThe Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheets
American Academy of Pediatrics The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheets. Paper-based information sheets parents would typically receive from their pediatrician or general practitioner at well-baby visits.
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older * Parent whose oldest child is 0-24 months old * Speak and read English * Have internet access (online study only)
Exclusion criteria
* Parents who do not have legal or physical custody * Subjects live in a household in which a family member had an overnight stay in the hospital as a result of an injury in the last 2 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in parent motivation to implement injury prevention strategies | 7 day and 30 day post intervention |
| Change in parent knowledge of injury prevention practices | 7 and 30 day post intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed