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McAdams RJ, Acevedo-Fontánez AI, Arcury-Quandt AE, Heberger JR. Head Injuries Among Children Treated in US Emergency Departments, 2015-2019. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2024; 63:659-668. [PMID: 37553815 DOI: 10.1177/00099228231191942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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This study evaluates the epidemiology of nonfatal head injuries among children aged 1 to 4 years associated with consumer products and identifies the specific consumer products associated with these injuries. Data for children aged 1 to 4 years who presented to emergency departments (EDs) from 2015 to 2019 for a nonfatal head injury were extracted from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. An estimated 1 032 429 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 675 822-1 389 063) children presented to US EDs for head injuries, averaging 566 injuries daily. The average rate of head injury did not change over the 5-year study period (slope = -0.003; P = .852); it was highest among children aged 1 year (2.06 per 100 children aged 1 year), which was nearly 3 times that of children aged 4 years (rate ratio = 2.75; 95% CI: 2.73-2.77). Most injuries occurred at home (80.4%) and occurred from interacting with home furnishings (45.1%). This study underscores the need for increased head injury mitigation efforts among young children.
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- Rebecca J McAdams
- Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Terrani KF, Bhogadi SK, Hosseinpour H, Spencer AL, Alizai Q, Colosimo C, Nelson A, Castanon L, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B. What Is Going on in Our Schools? Review of Injuries Among School Children Across the United States. J Surg Res 2024; 295:310-317. [PMID: 38056358 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Children spend most of their time at school and participate in many activities that have the potential for causing injury. This study aims to describe the nationwide epidemiology of pediatric trauma sustained in school settings in the United States. METHODS In the 3-y analysis of 2017-2019 American College of Surgeons-Trauma Quality Program, all pediatric trauma patients (≤18 y) injured in a school setting were included and stratified based on place of injury, into elementary, middle, and high school (HS) groups. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the independent predictors of intentional injuries. RESULTS 23,215 pediatric patients were identified, of which 15,264 patients were injured at elementary (57.6%), middle (17.5%), and high (25%) schools. The mean age was 9.5 y, 66.9% were male, 63.9% were white, the median injury severity score was 2 [1-4], and 95.6% had a blunt injury. Elementary school students were more likely to sustain falls (85%) and humerus fractures (43%) whereas HS students were more likely to be injured by assaults (17%). Overall, 7% of the students sustained intentional injuries. On multivariable logistic regression, male gender (odds ratio [OR] 1.54), Black race (OR 2.94), American Indian race (OR 1.88), Hispanic ethnicity (OR 1.77), positive drug screen (OR 4.9), middle (OR 5.2), and HSs (OR 10.6) were identified as independent predictors of intentional injury (all P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Injury patterns vary across elementary, middle, and HSs. Racial factors appear to influence intentional injuries along with substance abuse. Further studies to understand these risk factors and efforts to reduce school injuries are warranted to provide a safe learning environment for children.
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- Kristina F Terrani
- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
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Mottla ME, Bowler ME, Asgary R. Epidemiology, risk factors, and strategies to prevent and manage poisonings due to pharmaceuticals in children in low income and low-middle income countries: A systematic review. J Glob Health 2023; 13:04173. [PMID: 38154015 PMCID: PMC10754493 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.13.04173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Background There are significant disparities in the burden of disease due to poisoning between children in low- and high-income countries (HICs). However, there is limited data on the impact of increasing pharmaceutical access in low income countries (LICs) and low-middle income countries (LMICs) on the epidemiology of and risk factors associated with poisoning in children in these settings. Furthermore, while strategies in HICs have effectively reduced the burden of disease due to poisonings in children, there is limited information regarding the efficacy of these interventions in LICs/LMICs. Methods We conducted a systematic review in eight databases for literature published between January 2000 to April 2022 to evaluate the epidemiology and risk factors associated with poisonings due to pharmaceuticals and effective strategies to prevent and manage them in children in LICs/LMICs. From 16 061 retrieved articles, 41 were included in the final analysis. Results Pharmaceuticals were a common cause of poisoning in children in LICs/LMICs, occurring in between 12.4% and 72.36% of cases. Major risk factors were unsafe medication storage and inadequate caregiver knowledge. Delayed access to care and younger age were associated with increased mortality. Prevention strategies that included education demonstrated improvements in knowledge; however, their impact on incidence and mortality was unclear. Management strategies detailed individual patient care interventions, most commonly gastric lavage and activated charcoal. Meanwhile, delayed presentation, limited provider knowledge, and inadequate laboratory resources to support therapeutic monitoring hindered optimal management. Conclusions The combination of educational interventions for prevention, along with regulatory processes to maximise medication storage and formulation safety, could be effective in reducing the burden of poisoning in LICs/LMICs. The development of national or regional protocols for the management of common medication poisonings, augmented by the development of poison control centers and expansion of laboratory access in facilities may help reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with pharmaceutical poisonings in children in LICs/LMICs. Further evidence regarding contextual factors, risk and benefit profiles, the pattern of poisoning, and the impact of preventive and treatment interventions specific to LICs/LMICs is needed to better refine recommendations in these settings. Registration PROSPERO: CRD42022315686.
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- Mary Elizabeth Mottla
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Global Health, George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Global Health, George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Molocznik A, Omaki E, Wagner K, Shields WC, McDonald EM, Solomon BS, Gielen AC. "Before I Could Get Him, He Fell": Experiences, Concerns, and Fall Prevention Strategies of Parents With Young Children. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2023; 62:1426-1434. [PMID: 36919814 DOI: 10.1177/00099228231161018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Little is known about parents' perceptions and prevention strategies regarding childhood falls. In this qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, we sought to describe parental reports of child fall experiences, concerns, and prevention strategies in the home. Sixteen parents with at least one child younger than 18 months were asked about their awareness of fall risks, falls experienced by the child, fall concerns, prevention strategies, and where in the home the child spends time throughout the day. Seven themes emerged: (1) "falls are unexpected," (2) "role of the physical environment," (3) "children's temperament and developmental stage," (4) "physical barriers and baby products," (5) "addressing walking surfaces," (6) "modifying the height of a fall," and (7) "supervision." Parents are aware of in-home fall hazards and actively use strategies to lessen fall risk. Anticipatory guidance should promote evidence-based and evidence-informed prevention strategies and augment effective strategies some parents use to lower fall risk.
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- Amy Molocznik
- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kumar M, Pathak VK, Tripathi S, Upadhyay A, Singh VV, Lahariya C. Burden of Childhood Injuries in India and Possible Public Health Interventions: A Systematic Review. Indian J Community Med 2023; 48:648-658. [PMID: 37970167 PMCID: PMC10637604 DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_887_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Childhood injuries are a major public health challenge in India and globally. This systematic review was conducted to understand the burden and spectrum of childhood injuries, with a focus on unintentional injuries, among children 5-14 years of age and to suggest approaches to prevention that can be adopted in the Indian context. This systematic review was conducted with the standard approach and use of keywords. A total of 33 studies which were found to be relevant were analyzed. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) contribute to nearly 85% of all unintentional injuries and related deaths and 90% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in developing countries. Poor traffic regulation, heavy traffic load, and poor skill of identifying the dangerous road crossing sites make the children's age group vulnerable and prone to RTA. Children with poor skill of identification and response to dangerous road crossing sites, along with heavy unregulated traffic were found to be the major reasons for such accidents and make this age group more vulnerable. Public health-based prevention approaches need to be based upon legislation, regulation, and enforcement, as well as environmental modification, education and skill development, emergency medical care using levels of prevention, and principles of targeted prevention to effectively address child health challenges. Addressing child injuries should be a key component of all endeavors aimed at enhancing child mortality and morbidity rates, as well as the overall welfare of children, both at the national and global levels. It is imperative to prioritize policies focused on preventing unintentional injuries across all age groups, with particular attention to children.
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- Mohan Kumar
- Department of Community Medicine, KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
- Integrated Department of Health Policy, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, Foundation for People Centric Health System, New Delhi, India
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- Integrated Department of Health Policy, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, Foundation for People Centric Health System, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Director-Projects, Human Capital Lighthouse Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India
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- Health Specialist, UNICEF India Country Office, New Delhi, India
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- Integrated Department of Health Policy, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, Foundation for People Centric Health System, New Delhi, India
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Understanding Parental Perceptions of Content-Specific Barriers to Preventing Unintentional Injuries in the Home. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 10:children10010041. [PMID: 36670592 PMCID: PMC9857171 DOI: 10.3390/children10010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preventable injuries are the leading cause of death in children around the world, including in Japan. As children under the age of 5 years spend most of their time at home, home injury prevention is critical for child safety. The purpose of this study was to identify specific, focused, and precise barriers against injury prevention practice. METHODS We conducted an online survey to examine the barriers faced by parents when taking actions to prevent home injuries. RESULTS The results revealed common reasons why parents do not or cannot take a recommended action across injury types, and that the magnitude of importance for a specific barrier depends on the type of injury. CONCLUSIONS Identifying content-specific barriers could help researchers and educators understand parents' needs, discuss what barriers are more important than others by injury type, and develop effective strategies based on the 3Es of injury prevention (enforcement, engineering, and education).
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Roberts KJ, McAdams RJ, McKenzie LB. Stay-at-home, Safe at Home? A survey of parental home safety practices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inj Epidemiol 2022; 9:43. [PMID: 36544172 PMCID: PMC9768763 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-022-00396-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To slow the spread of COVID-19, many nonessential businesses, daycares, and schools closed, and areas imposed "stay-at-home" orders. Closures led to young children spending more time at home, traditionally, the place where more than one-half of unintentional pediatric injuries occur. The objective of the current study was to describe parental safety perceptions and confidence, safety device purchase and installation, and injury prevention practices and behaviors, in homes with children 6 years of age and younger, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A cross-sectional survey with a convenience sample of US participants, 18 years or older, was conducted from November 2020 to February 2021. Parents of children (≤ 6 years) were recruited via social media ads and posts on Facebook and Twitter and invited to complete an anonymous, online survey about their home safety practices before and during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Upon completion, parents could participate in a prize drawing to receive one of five $100 gift cards. RESULTS A total of 499 participants completed the survey. Most (47.9%) were 45-54 years of age and reported the amount of time at home increased for them (93.9%) and their children (90.6%) during the stay-at-home period. Thirty-seven percent (36.9%) of parents considered their homes safe but recognized room for improvement and felt confident in their ability to make their homes safe for their children (72.8%). From the time before until the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were in place, parents increased their home injury prevention practices (42.3%). Parents that had identified unsafe areas in the home before the stay-at-home order were significantly more likely to increase their safety behaviors, take childproofing actions, and purchase or install safety devices during the stay-at-home order (p < 0.0001). Parents with younger children (5 years) were significantly more likely than parents with older children to take childproofing actions (p < .0001) including purchasing and installing safety devices (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic may have helped the sampled parents, especially those with younger children, identify unsafe areas in their homes and encourage them to modify their behaviors, and purchase and install safety devices to help make their homes safer for their children.
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- Kristin J. Roberts
- grid.240344.50000 0004 0392 3476Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Research Building III, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- grid.240344.50000 0004 0392 3476Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Research Building III, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
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- grid.240344.50000 0004 0392 3476Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Research Building III, Columbus, OH 43205 USA ,grid.261331.40000 0001 2285 7943Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, 370 W. 9th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 USA ,grid.261331.40000 0001 2285 7943Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, 250 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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Pulliam K, Gardner D, Edmunds P, Moody S, Aldridge N, Lyons S, Jenkins T, Kotagal M, Brown RL, Falcone RA. Partnering with high-risk communities to successfully reduce pediatric injury over time. J Pediatr Surg 2022:S0022-3468(22)00777-1. [PMID: 36670000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Injury is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Injury prevention (IP) initiatives are often created in isolation from the communities most affected. We hypothesized that the use of a comprehensive approach to injury prevention through community partnerships will result in a measurable reduction in pediatric injuries. METHODS The IP program at our free-standing level 1 pediatric trauma center developed partnerships within eight targeted high-risk communities. IP coordinators and community partners implemented programs driven by community-specific injury data and community input. Programs focused on home, bike, playground, pedestrian, and child passenger safety. Program components included in-home education with free safety equipment and installation; free bike helmet fittings and distribution; community playground builds; and car seat classes with education, free car seat distribution and installation. Using trauma registry data, we compared injuries rates in targeted communities with non-intervention communities county-wide over an eight-year period. RESULTS Between 2012 and 2019, nearly 4000 families received home safety equipment and education through community partnerships. Approximately 2000 bike helmets, 900 car/booster seats, in addition to safety messages and education were provided across the intervention communities. Over this 8-year time period, the injury rates significantly decreased by 28.4%, across the eight targeted high-risk communities, compared to a 10.9% reduction in non-intervention communities across the county. CONCLUSIONS Effective injury prevention can be achieved through partnerships, working in solidarity with community members to address actual areas of concern to them. Sharing data, seeking ongoing community input, continuously reviewing learnings, and implementing identified changes are crucial to the success of such partnerships. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III.
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- Kasiemobi Pulliam
- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati 45267, OH, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, OH, USA
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Salam A, Aziz DA, Ansar F, Sajjad A, Asjid M. Role of Primary Caregivers Regarding Unintentional Injury Prevention Among Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Low- and Middle-Income Country. Cureus 2022; 14:e28599. [PMID: 36185910 PMCID: PMC9521817 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Importance Unintentional childhood injuries significantly strain healthcare resources, and their preventable measures can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. Objectives To investigate the role of primary caregivers in preventing unintentional injuries and to identify the groups that require special health intervention programs to reduce the burden of this public health concern. Methodology A cross-sectional survey was conducted at three hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Parents of preschool children who visited pediatric clinics were invited to participate in the study by completing a self-administered questionnaire comprising questions about knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards preventing unintentional injuries among children. Results With an 80% response rate, the overall mean knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) score was 27.40 ± 3.48. Only 14.3% of the participants had a high KAP score, while 83.6% and 2.1% of the respondents had moderate and low KAP scores, respectively. People of lower socioeconomic status, unemployed, less educated, and families with more than one preschool child were less knowledgeable and non-adherent to unintentional preventive injury. It was found that 21% of the children had suffered from an unintentional severe injury in the past, and the internet was the most frequent source of gaining knowledge among parents. Conclusion Parental knowledge, attitude, practices, and adherence to child safety measures are sub-optimal in our cohort of studied participants. Raising awareness and providing the counseling are essential in reducing the burden of unintentional injuries.
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Hashimoto A, Kawaguchi H, Hashimoto H. Contribution of the Technical Efficiency of Public Health Programs to National Trends and Regional Disparities in Unintentional Childhood Injury in Japan. Front Public Health 2022; 10:913875. [PMID: 35903376 PMCID: PMC9315066 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.913875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening investments in health service inputs has been widely emphasized, but less attention has been paid to tackling variation in the technical efficiency of services. In this study, we estimated the technical efficiency of local public health programs for the prevention of unintentional childhood injury and explored its contribution to national trend changes and regional health disparities in Japan. Efficiency scores were estimated based on the Cobb-Douglas and translog production functions using a true fixed effects model in a stochastic frontier analysis to account for unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity across prefectures. Using public data sources, we compiled panel data from 2001 to 2017 for all 47 prefectures in Japan. We treated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as the output, coverage rates of public health programs as inputs, and caregivers' capacity and environmental factors as constraints. To investigate the contribution of efficiency to trend changes and disparities in output, we calculated the predicted DALYs with several measures of inefficiency scores (2001 average, yearly average, and prefecture-year-specific estimates). In the translog model, mean efficiency increased from 0.62 in 2001 to 0.85 in 2017. The efficiency gaps among prefectures narrowed until 2007 and then remained constant until 2017. Holding inefficiency score constant, inputs and constraints contributed to improvements in average DALYs and widened regional gaps. Improved efficiency over the years further contributed to improvements in average DALYs. Efficiency improvement in low-output regions and stagnated improvement in high-output regions offset the trend of widening regional health disparities. Similar results were obtained with the Cobb-Douglas model. Our results demonstrated that assessing the inputs, constraints, output, and technical efficiency of public health programs could provide policy leverage relevant to region-specific conditions and performance to achieve health promotion and equity.
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- Ayumi Hashimoto
- Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health and Social Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Duncan-Sutherland N, Lissaman AC, Shepherd M, Kool B. Systematic review of dog bite prevention strategies. Inj Prev 2022; 28:288-297. [PMID: 35393286 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevention of dog bites is an increasingly important public health topic, as the incidence of serious injury continues to rise. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent dog bites and aggression. METHODS Online databases were searched (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and Google Scholar), using the search terms: dog/s, canine, canis, kuri, bite/s, bitten, aggression, attack, death, fatal, mortality, injury/ies, prevention, intervention, for studies between 1960 and 2021. All study designs were considered. Outcomes of interest were the incidence of dog bites or dog aggression. Non-English studies, and those without full-text access were excluded. RESULTS Forty-three studies met the review criteria, including 15 observational and 27 interventional studies. Fifteen studies investigating dog-control legislation, including leash laws, stray dog control and infringements indicated this can reduce dog bite rates. Breed-specific legislation had less of an effect. Six studies investigating sterilisation, showed while this may reduce dog bites through a reduction in the dog population, the effect on dog aggression was unclear. An alcohol reduction programme showed a significant reduction in dog bite rates in one study. Seven studies assessing educational approaches found that intensive adult-directed education may be effective, with one study showing child-directed education was not effective. Eight studies on dog training (two police-dog related), and six evaluating dog medication or diet were generally low quality and inconclusive. CONCLUSIONS Multiple strategies including effective engagement with indigenous communities and organisations will be required to reduce dog-bites and other incidents involving dog aggression. This review provides some evidence that legislated dog control strategies reduce dog bite rates. Available evidence suggests greater restrictions should be made for all dogs, rather than based on breed alone. Due to a burden of child injury, protection of children should be a focus of legislation and further investigations. Prevention strategies in children require redirection away from a focus on child-directed education and future research should investigate the effectiveness of engineering barriers and reporting strategies.
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Starship Children's Emergency Department, Starship Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Sharma N, Asaf A, Vaivada T, Bhutta ZA. Delivery Strategies Supporting School-Age Child Health: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics 2022; 149:186937. [PMID: 35503326 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053852l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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CONTEXT School-aged children (SAC; 5-9 years) remain understudied in global efforts to examine intervention effectiveness and scale up evidence-based interventions. OBJECTIVE This review summarizes the available evidence describing the effectiveness of key strategies to deliver school-age interventions. DATA SOURCES We searched Medline, PsycINFO, Campbell Collaboration, and The Cochrane Library during November 2020. STUDY SELECTION Systematic reviews and meta-analyses that: target SAC, examine effective delivery of well-established interventions, focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), were published after 2010, and focus on generalizable, rather than special, populations. DATA EXTRACTION Two reviewers conducted title and abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction, and quality assessments. RESULTS Sixty reviews met the selection criteria, with 35 containing evidence from LMICs. The outcomes assessed and the reported effectiveness of interventions varied within and across delivery strategies. Overall, community, school, and financial strategies improved several child health outcomes. The greatest evidence was found for the use of community-based interventions to improve infectious disease outcomes, such as malaria control and prevention. School-based interventions improved child development and infectious disease-related outcomes. Financial strategies improved school enrollment, food security, and dietary diversity. LIMITATIONS Relatively few LMIC studies examined facility, digital, and self-management strategies. Additionally, we found considerable heterogeneity within and across delivery strategies and review authors reported methodological limitations within the studies. CONCLUSIONS Despite limited research, available information suggests community-based strategies can be effective for the introduction of a range of interventions to support healthy growth and development in SAC. These also have the potential to reduce disparities and reach at-risk and marginalized populations.
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- Naeha Sharma
- Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Institute for Global Health & Development, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Al-Hajj S, Desapriya E, Pawliuk C, Garis L, Pike I. Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095434. [PMID: 35564830 PMCID: PMC9100970 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Globally, residential fires constitute a substantial public health problem, causing major fire-related injury morbidity and mortality. This review examined the literature on residential fire prevention interventions relevant to Indigenous communities and assessed their effectiveness on mitigating fire incidents and their associated human and economic burden. Electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and Web of Science Core Collection were reviewed for studies on fire prevention interventions published after 1990 and based on the 4E’s of injury prevention approaches (Education, Enforcement, Engineering, and Engagement). The grey literature and sources including indigenous organizational websites were also searched for eligible studies. Two authors independently screened, selected, and extracted data, in consultation with experts in the field. Outcomes measured included enhanced safety knowledge and practices, decreased residential fires incidents, reduced fire-related injuries and deaths, and lowered costs for healthcare needs. After removing duplicates, screening titles and abstracts, and assessing full texts, 81 articles were included in this review. Of the included studies, 29.1% implemented educational interventions within a variety of settings, including schools, community centres and homes, and included healthcare professionals and firefighters to raise awareness and the acquisition of fire safety skills. Engineering and environmental modifications were adopted in 20.2% of the studies with increased smoke alarm installations being the leading effective intervention followed by sprinkler inspections. Moreover, engagement of household members in hands-on safety training proved to be effective in enhancing household knowledge, fire safety decisions and practices. More importantly, effective outcomes were obtained when multi-faceted fire safety interventions were adopted, e.g., environmental modification and educational interventions, which together markedly reduced fire incidents and associated injuries. This review reveals the dearth of fire prevention evidence gathered directly within Indigenous communities. Nonetheless, relevant fire prevention recommendations can be made, calling for the adoption of combined and context-sensitive fire prevention interventions tailored to targeted Indigenous and vulnerable communities through multiple approaches and measures. Follow-ups and longitudinal studies are critical for accurate evaluation of the long-term outcomes and impacts on preventing residential fires.
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- Samar Al-Hajj
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon
- British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada; (E.D.); (C.P.); (L.G.); (I.P.)
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- British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada; (E.D.); (C.P.); (L.G.); (I.P.)
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- British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada; (E.D.); (C.P.); (L.G.); (I.P.)
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- British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada; (E.D.); (C.P.); (L.G.); (I.P.)
- School of Culture, Media and Society, The University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada
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- British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada; (E.D.); (C.P.); (L.G.); (I.P.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
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Gunsmaa G, Shono A, Price PE, Kondo M, Hebron C, Potokar T, Ichikawa M. Parental acceptance and willingness to pay for a newly designed kitchen rack to reduce paediatric burns. Burns 2022; 48:381-389. [PMID: 34092419 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The majority of pediatric burns in Mongolia occur within the home, particularly in the spaces dedicated to cooking. This makes home environment modification a priority for injury prevention. Many of these injuries are caused by electric appliances used in traditional tent-like dwellings (called a ger). In the present study, we designed and provided a context appropriate kitchen rack to 50 households with children aged 0-3 years living in gers and investigated parental views on the acceptability of the rack and willingness-to-pay (WTP) through face-to-face structured individual and group interviews and the contingent valuation method. We used the DCchoice package of R to estimate the median WTP and its 95% confidence interval by the household income, previous experience of childhood burn injury, and the number of children in the household. There was a total of 89 children aged <5 years in the 50 households, with a total of 59 burn experiences since birth including 29 treated at inpatient facilities. The median WTP was MNT 106,000 (about USD 37). The WTP appeared to be higher for the households with a higher income, more severe child burn experiences, and a greater number of children in the household. In the group interviews conducted after 4-6 weeks of routine use, the participants indicated that the use of the rack had resulted in a less stressful cooking environment, and the kitchen rack was described as a positive contribution to the reduction of risk to their young children. Whilst there were some suggestions for minor modifications, the rack was well accepted as a means of child burn prevention by the parents of infants and toddlers in Mongolia.
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- Gerelmaa Gunsmaa
- Department of Global Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Social Pharmacy and Regulatory Science, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Global Burn Injury Policy and Research, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; Interburns, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Health Care Policy and Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Global Burn Injury Policy and Research, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Centre for Global Burn Injury Policy and Research, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; Interburns, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Global Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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THE EFFECT OF HOME SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ON SAFETY MEASURES FOR HOME ACCIDENTS. JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.30621/jbachs.1063661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhu E, Hager ER, Black MM. Maternal depressive symptoms, attendance of sessions and reduction of home safety problems in a randomized toddler safety promotion intervention trial: A latent class analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261934. [PMID: 35045101 PMCID: PMC8769292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective Little is known about the association between maternal depressive symptoms and attendance at safety promotion interventions. This study used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify the profile of attendance within a toddler safety intervention and assessed its relation with maternal depressive symptoms at baseline and reduction of home safety problems over time, separately. Methods The analytic sample included 91 mothers of toddlers (mean maternal age 28.16 years) who were assigned to the safety promotion intervention group as part of a randomized trial and assessed at baseline, 6-month and 12-month follow-ups. Using LCA, we classified mothers into low and high attendance classes based on their attendance at 8 intervention sessions. We assessed maternal depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and home safety problems with a 9-item home safety problem observation. Results The mothers were classified into low attendance (45%) and high attendance classes (55%). The posterior probability of attending each session ranged from 0–0.29 for the low attendance class and 0.68–0.92 for the high attendance class. Each one unit increase of BDI sum score at baseline was associated with an 8% reduced odds of being in the high attendance class (aOR = 0.92, 95% CI: 0.86, 1.00, p = 0.037). The home safety problem score reduction was greater among high attendance class participants than low attendance class participants at the 6-month follow-up (b = -1.15, 95% CI:-2.09, -0.20, p = 0.018). Conclusion Maternal depressive symptoms were associated with the reduced probability of maternal attendance at toddler safety promotion sessions; high session attendance was related to greater reduction of toddler home safety problems. Identifying risk factors for maternal low attendance to interventions and developing strategies to promote attendance should lead to reductions in home safety problems and reductions in unintentional injuries among young children.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sawe HR, Milusheva S, Croke K, Karpe S, Mfinanga JA. Pediatric trauma burden in Tanzania: analysis of prospective registry data from thirteen health facilities. Inj Epidemiol 2022; 9:3. [PMID: 35039088 PMCID: PMC8762441 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-022-00369-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Trauma is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, with over ninety percent of childhood injuries occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. Lack of region-specific data on pediatric injuries is among the major challenges limiting the ability of health systems to implement interventions to prevent injuries and improve outcomes. We aim to characterize the burden of pediatric health injuries, initial healthcare interventions and outcomes seen in thirteen diverse healthcare facilities in Tanzania. Methods This was a prospective cohort study of children aged up to 18 years presenting to emergency units (EUs) of thirteen multi-level health facilities in Tanzania from 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020. We describe injury patterns, mechanisms and early interventions performed at the emergency units of these health facilities. Results Among 18,553 trauma patients seen in all thirteen-health facilities, 4368 (23.5%) were children, of whom 2894 (66.7%) were male. The overall median age was 8 years (Interquartile range 4–12 years). Fall 1592 (36.5%) and road traffic crash (RTC) 840 (19.2%) were the top mechanisms of injury. Most patients 3748 (85.8%) arrived at EU directly from the injury site, using motorized (two or three) wheeled vehicles 2401 (55%). At EU, 651 (14.9%) were triaged as an emergency category. Multiple superficial injuries (14.4%), fracture of forearm (11.7%) and open wounds (11.1%) were the top EU diagnoses, while 223 (5.2%) had intracranial injuries. Children aged 0–4 years had the highest proportion (16.3%) of burn injuries. Being referred and being triaged as an emergency category were associated with high likelihood of serious injuries with adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 4.18 (95%CI 3.07–5.68) and 2.11 (95%CI 1.75–2.56), respectively. 1095 (25.1%) of patients were admitted to inpatient care, 14 (0.3%) taken to operation theatre, and 25 (0.6%) died in the EU. Conclusions In these multilevel health facilities in Tanzania, pediatric injuries accounted for nearly one-quarter of all injuries. Over half of injuries occurred at home. Fall from height was the leading mechanism of injury, followed by RTC. Most patients sustained fractures of extremities. Future studies of pediatric injuries should focus on evaluating various preventive strategies that can be instituted at home to reduce the incidence and associated impact of such injuries. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40621-022-00369-7.
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- Hendry R Sawe
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Department, MUHAS, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. .,Department of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Development Impact Evaluation Group, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
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- Development Impact Evaluation Group, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.,Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Safdar O, Filemban A, Hijan B, Alaydarous S, Alharbi A, Ghanem A, Alghamdi R, Bawadood M, Alghamdi S, Saleh S, Aaidarous G, Kadi M, Saif S. Knowledge and attitude of children safety at home among population in Saudi Arabia. J Family Med Prim Care 2022; 11:955-962. [PMID: 35495850 PMCID: PMC9051739 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_508_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Unintentional injury to children at home is a public health problem and it is a significant cause of death and disabilities. It accounts for 40% of all child deaths. To our knowledge, there have been no similar studies done on Arabic countries that show the prevalence of home injuries among children. Aim: We aimed to assess the adults’ knowledge and attitude toward child safety at home in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,301 participants, during August 2017, who are older than 18 years old and have at least one child in the family. Data were collected by an online questionnaire assessing the believes, knowledge, and behavior of the participants. Analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS Software version 21, using descriptive analysis, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results: It was found that gender, age, marital status, employment status, and the type of accommodation played key roles in the awareness of children safety at home, the study showed that females and age group above 25, married, employees, and those who lived in flats had more awareness than the other groups, respectively. Conclusion: The majority of the population had good awareness about children’s safety at home. Despite the good level of awareness, more public health education is recommended to improve the awareness and the prevention methods of these injuries.
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Neill K, Morris D, Knight D, de Gravelles P, Holland A, Ward W, Dickinson K. 102 Haunted House: The Dangers and Ghosts of The Lived Environment. Simul Healthc 2021. [DOI: 10.54531/kogi8266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Accurate assessment of potential hazards and challenges within a home environment is essential to ensure the safety of our patients both post-discharge from hospital and within the community. Inter-professional education in this area allows students to learn from, with and about each other to provide more effective patient care. COVID-19 challenged the Arkansas Interprofessional Education Consortium (ARIPEC) to develop meaningful inter-professional activities while minimizing COVID-19 risk The aim of the study was to create and deliver a novel virtual home assessment simulation for inter-professional learners to improve the performance of home assessments state-wide.Faculty from three universities created rooms within a simulated home assessment environment illustrating patient characteristics, hazards, habits and interpersonal considerations. Each university created and video recorded one simulated room (kitchen, bedroom and living room) which were combined in one video to represent a home. Students received pre-course material including education on the INHOMES tool and learning objectives before the virtual learning event. The brief included education on the importance of home assessment and the INHOMEs tool. The simulated home video was played to all students who subsequently were split into break-out rooms with facilitators. In inter-professional groups, students created action plans for immediate needs and for when weight-bearing status allowed increased mobility and identified professionals required to meet needs. Following this debriefs occurred in break-out rooms and then as a large group to summarize and identify take-aways. All students completed a pre-/post-questionnaire including the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) and evaluation of simulation methodology, home assessment and overall impression. Mean scores for 5-point Likert scores are reported.In total, 400 students participated in the 2021 event, including medical, pharmacy, physician assistant, dental hygiene, communication science disorders, physical and occupational therapy, addiction studies, respiratory care, radiography, public health, sonography and nursing. All ICCAS metrics increased pre- to post-evaluation. See Student evaluation data from the simulated home environment assessment activityOur results demonstrate that a video-recorded simulated home environment event is successful in supporting the development of an inter-professional action plan for a home assessment using the INHOMES assessment tool. The collaborative creation of this event was essential due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the efficacy for learning demonstrates the utility of this approach in the post-pandemic area. Virtual simulations increase accessibility for inter-professional learners to learn from, with and about each other for the benefit of our patients.
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Tsitsimpikou C, Georgiadis N, Tsarouhas K, Kartsidis P, Foufa E, Bacopoulou F, Choursalas A, Kouretas D, Nikolaidis AK, Koulaouzidou EA. Children and Parents' Awareness Regarding Potential Hazards Derived from the Use of Chemical Products in Greece. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182412948. [PMID: 34948557 PMCID: PMC8701440 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182412948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Over the last decades, human activities prompted the high production and widespread use of household chemical products, leading to daily exposure of humans to several chemicals. The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of chemicals' use by children and parents in Greece and estimate the level of risk awareness and understanding among them. A total of 575 parents and children were asked to answer an anonymous, closed-ended, validated, and self-administered questionnaire. One-third of the children and almost half of the parents participating in the study believed that commonly used chemical products do not pose any risk to human health or to the environment, despite the product labelling. The majority of both children (61.8%) and parents (70.6%) were informed about product safety via the product labelling. Around 20% in both groups could not differentiate between systemic toxicity and acute lethal effects depicted by pictograms on the label and milder hazards, such as skin irritation. Moreover, the information on hazard and precautionary statements appearing on the label was very poorly perceived. Therefore, as both children and parents seem not to clearly identify the hazards and risks arising from the use of everyday chemical products, targeted awareness policies should be implemented to support the safe use of household products.
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece, 11521 Athens, Greece; (C.T.); (E.F.)
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- Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Onasseio Cardiac Surgery Center, 17674 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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- Division of Dental Tissues’ Pathology and Therapeutics (Basic Dental Sciences, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry), School of Dentistry, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Division of Dental Tissues’ Pathology and Therapeutics (Basic Dental Sciences, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry), School of Dentistry, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-231-099-9616
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Oh WO, Song D, Han J, Park MY, Park IT. The Hospital Safety Scale for Kids: Development of a new measurement tool for hospitalized children. J Child Health Care 2021; 25:146-160. [PMID: 32195601 DOI: 10.1177/1367493520913768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study aimed to develop an instrument to assess the perception of hospital safety among hospitalized children for preschool age children. An initial 30 items of the preliminary Hospital Safety Scale for Kids (HSS-Kids) were generated based on literature reviews and focus-group interviews. The 30 items were developed as different types of hospital-based incidents, situation scenarios, and pictorial animation cards for describing them. The evaluation process was conducted with a sample of 150 hospitalized children and their caregivers. Construct, convergent, and discriminant validities were tested by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. For criterion validity, concurrent validity was confirmed, and reliability was established through Cronbach's α coefficients. The final 15 HSS-Kids hospital scenario picture cards were categorized into four subdomains, falls, general injuries, burns, and medical devices, which explained 62.92% of the total variance. The HSS-Kids demonstrated construct, convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity, with Cronbach's αs ranging from .649 to .792. The HSS-Kids is a promising instrument to screen children at high risk of incidents by capturing their perception on hospital safety.
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- Won-Oak Oh
- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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Almeida FV, Costa VPPD, Schuch HS, Goettems ML. Prevention and Management of Dental Trauma in Primary Teeth in the Context of the COVID-19: A Critical Literature Review. PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLÍNICA INTEGRADA 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/pboci.2021.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Inbaraj LR, Sindhu KN, Ralte L, Ahmed B, Chandramouli C, Kharsyntiew ER, Jane E, Paripooranam JV, Muduli N, Akhilesh PD, Joseph P, Nappoly R, Reddy TA, Minz S. Perception and awareness of unintentional childhood injuries among primary caregivers of children in Vellore, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study using photo-elicitation method. Inj Epidemiol 2020; 7:62. [PMID: 33308305 PMCID: PMC7734777 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00289-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We studied the primary caregivers' perception, and further, their awareness of unintentional childhood injuries in south India. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural block of Kaniyambadi, Vellore, among 300 primary caregivers of children aged between 0 and 14 years. A semi-structured interview was conducted with the primary caregivers using a photo-elicitation method, with a visual depiction of ten injury risky scenarios for a child. Scoring was done to assess the perception of environmental hazards in these scenarios, and further, knowledge on the prevention of these injuries. An independent 't' test was done to elicit differences in mean scores and a multivariate regression analysis was applied to ascertain factors independently associated with the scores. RESULTS Primary caregivers had adequate perception regarding risks posed to children in scenarios such as climbing trees (96.2%), playing near construction sites (96%), firecrackers (96.4%) and crossing unmanned roads with no traffic signals (94%). Knowledge of prevention was poor however, in the following scenarios: a woman riding a bicycle without safety features, with child pillion sitting behind bare foot and legs hanging by one side (72.6%); a child playing near a construction site (85.9%); and a child playing with plastic bags (88.3%). Overall, educational status of the primary caregiver and socioeconomic status were associated with poorer perception of risks and knowledge about unintentional childhood injuries and their prevention. CONCLUSIONS Pragmatic community-based childhood interventions incorporated into existing programs, with a special focus on road traffic injuries, burns and suffocation need to be implemented in high-risk settings of rural populations in South India.
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- Leeberk Raja Inbaraj
- Division of Community Health, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560024, India. .,Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.,The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.,Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Schilling S, Ritter VS, Skinner A, Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, Delamater AM, Perrin EM. Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury. J Prim Prev 2020; 41:547-565. [PMID: 33104944 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-020-00615-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although pediatricians routinely counsel parents about preventing childhood injuries, we know little about parents' locus of control (LOC) in regards to preventing their children from being injured. We performed an observational analysis of sociodemographic differences in LOC for injury prevention, as measured by four items adapted from the Parental Health Beliefs Scales, in English- and Spanish-speaking parents of infants participating in the treatment arm of an obesity prevention study. First, we examined associations of parental LOC for injury prevention at the time their children were 2 months old with parents' age, race/ethnicity, income, and education. Next, we analyzed time trends for repeated LOC measures when the children were 2, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months old. Last, we examined the association between injury-related LOC items and children's injury (yes/no) at each time point. Of 452 parents, those with lower incomes had both lower internal and higher external LOC. Lower educational achievement was associated with higher external LOC. Both internal and external LOC scores decreased over time. Injuries were more common in children whose parents endorsed low internal and high external LOC. Future studies should examine whether primary care-based interventions can increase parents' sense of control over their children's safety and whether that, in turn, is associated with lower injury rates.Clinical Trial Registration: NCT01040897.
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- Samantha Schilling
- Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, 231 MacNider Hall, CB 7225, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Departments of Pediatric and Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Primary Care and Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Durham, NC, USA
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Orton E, Watson MC, Hayes M, Patel T, Jones M, Coupland C, Timblin C, Carpenter H, Kendrick D. Evaluation of the effectiveness, implementation and cost-effectiveness of the Stay One Step Ahead home safety promotion intervention for pre-school children: a study protocol. Inj Prev 2020; 26:573-580. [PMID: 33067223 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Unintentional injuries in children under the age of 5 years commonly occur in the home and disproportionately affect those living in disadvantaged circumstances. Targeted home safety promotion should be offered to families most at risk but there is a paucity of standardised evidence-based resources available for use across family-support practitioners. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness, implementation and cost-effectiveness of a 2-year home safety programme (Stay One Step Ahead) developed by parents, practitioners and researchers, and delivered by a range of family support providers in inner-city localities, compared with usual care in matched control localities. METHODS Parents of children aged 0 to 7 months will be recruited to a controlled before and after observational study. The primary outcome is home safety assessed by the proportion of families with a fitted and working smoke alarm, safety gate on stairs (where applicable) and poisons stored out of reach, assessed using parent-administered questionnaires at baseline, 12 and 24 months.Secondary outcomes include: the impact on other parent-reported safety behaviours, medically-attended injuries, self-efficacy for home safety and knowledge of child development and injury risk using questionnaires and emergency department attendance data; implementation (reach, acceptability, barriers, facilitators) of home safety promotion assessed through interviews and observations; and cost-effectiveness using medically-attended injury costs ascertained from healthcare records. CONCLUSION If shown to be effective and cost-effective this study will provide a practical resource to underpin national guidance. The study could inform public health prevention strategies to reduce home injury in children most at risk, while delivering cost savings to health and care services. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN31210493; Pre result.
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- Elizabeth Orton
- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Child Accident Prevention Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Varying Effect of a Randomized Toddler Home Safety Promotion Intervention Trial by Initial Home Safety Problems. Matern Child Health J 2020; 24:432-438. [PMID: 31832912 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02845-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Toddlers are vulnerable to unintentional injuries. A safety intervention targeting low-income families of toddlers, was effective at improving home safety. The current study examined whether the effect varies by initial home safety problems. METHODS 277 mother-toddler dyads recruited in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States during 2007-2010 were randomized into safety promotion (n = 91) or attention-control groups (n = 186). Observers rated participants' homes with a 9-item safety problem checklist at baseline, and at 6- and 12-months follow-up. Initial home safety problems were categorized as multiple (≥ 4 problems) and none/few (< 4). Linear mixed models assessed the moderating effect with a three-way interaction (time, intervention, and initial safety problems). RESULTS At 12 months, the intervention effect was stronger among families with multiple initial problems than no/few initial problems, with a reduction of 1.55 more problems among the families with multiple problems, compared to the families with no/few problems (b = - 1.55, SE = 0.62, p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS Interventions targeting families with multiple safety problems may be more effective than universal programming.
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Bhatta S, Mytton J, Deave T. Environmental change interventions to prevent unintentional home injuries among children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Care Health Dev 2020; 46:537-551. [PMID: 32410304 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Unintentional home injury is an important cause of death and disability among children, especially those living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence about the effectiveness of environmental interventions to prevent unintentional child injury and/or reduce injury hazards in the home in LMICs. METHODS Seven electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled before and after (CBA) studies published up to 1 April 2018. Potentially eligible citations were screened by title and abstract and full texts of studies obtained. Synthesis was reported narratively, and where possible, meta-analysis was conducted. RESULTS Four studies met the inclusion criteria: One CBA study reported changes in injury incidence, and three RCTs reported changes in frequency of home hazards. In one study, child resistant containers were found effective in reducing the incidence of paraffin ingestion by 47% during and by 50% postintervention. A meta-analysis of two trials found that home inspection, safety education and safety devices reduced postintervention mean scores for poisoning hazards [mean difference (MD) -0.77; 95% CI [-1.36, -0.19]] and burn-related unsafe practices (MD -0.37; 95% CI [-0.66, -0.09]) but not for falls or electrical and paraffin burn hazards. A single trial found that home inspection and safety education reduced the postintervention mean scores for fall hazards (MD -0.5; 95% CI [-0.66, -0.33]) but not for ingestion hazards. CONCLUSION There is limited evidence that environmental change interventions reduce child injuries but evidence that they reduce some home hazards. More evidence is needed to determine if altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries in LMICs.
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- Santosh Bhatta
- Centre for Academic Child Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Academic Child Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Academic Child Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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Yang SW, Kernic MA, Mueller BA, Simon GE, Chan KCG, Vander Stoep A. Association of Parental Mental Illness With Child Injury Occurrence, Hospitalization, and Death During Early Childhood. JAMA Pediatr 2020; 174:e201749. [PMID: 32568391 PMCID: PMC7309091 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Injury is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Serious mental illness (SMI) is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. OBJECTIVE To compare injury event rates in children from birth to 5 years of age among Taiwanese children with and without parents with SMI, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This population-based, retrospective cohort study of an 11-year Taiwanese birth cohort used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (covering 99% of Taiwanese citizens), the Maternal and Child Health Database, and birth and death certificate databases. The study included 1 999 322 singletons with Taiwanese citizenship born from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2014, and followed up from birth to their fifth birthday, December 31, 2014, or the date of death, yielding a total of 7 741 026 person-years. Data analysis was performed from April 20, 2017, to September 24, 2019. EXPOSURES Physician-diagnosed parental SMI defined using outpatient and inpatient records from 6 years before the child's birth to 5 years after delivery. MAIN OUTCOME AND MEASURES Rates of medically attended injury events, injury hospitalization, and injury death retrieved from outpatient records, inpatient records, and death certificates. Generalized estimating equation for log-linear models estimated injury incidence rate ratios (IRRs) comparing parental SMI-exposed children and unexposed children. RESULTS The study cohort included 1 999 322 singletons (52.1% males without parental SMI and 52.2% males with parental SMI). Incidence rates of child injury-related outcomes were higher among children exposed to parental SMI (294.8 injury events per 1000 person-years) compared with children who were unexposed (256.1 injury events per 1000 person-years). After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, children with parental SMI had higher rates of injury events (IRR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.13-1.15), injury hospitalization (IRR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.42-1.57), and injury death (IRR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.38-2.39) compared with unexposed children. The results were confirmed in sensitivity analyses. Appendicitis, a negative control outcome, was not associated with parental SMI (IRR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.94-1.28). In addition, children with and without parental SMI had similar patterns of preventive health care. The mean (SD) number of prenatal visits was 8.09 (2.50) for children with parental SMI and 8.17 (2.47) among unaffected children. The mean (SD) number of well-child visits was 5.70 (2.24) for children with parental SMI and 5.80 (2.21) among unaffected children. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this study, children with parental SMI had increased risk of injury, particularly serious injury. Excess risk may be reduced by providing effective mental health treatment, parenting support, and home safety education to parents with SMI who are raising young children.
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- Shiow-Wen Yang
- Department of Psychiatry, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle,Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
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Furman L, Strotmeyer S, Vitale C, Gaines BA. Evaluation of a mobile safety center's impact on pediatric home safety knowledge and device use. Inj Epidemiol 2020; 7:27. [PMID: 32532361 PMCID: PMC7291631 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00254-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background A Mobile Safety Center (MSC) is designed to remove financial accessibility barriers to home safety by providing education and safety devices within local communities. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an MSC on pediatric home safety knowledge and device use. Methods We conducted a prospective home safety interventional study. Parents and grandparents with children at home were recruited at community events attended by the MSC. Participants completed a pre-test survey assessing demographics and current home safety knowledge, practices, and device use. Participants then attended the MSC’s short home safety educational program. Afterwards, participants completed a knowledge reassessment post-test and were offered free safety devices: a smoke detector, a gun lock, and a childproofing kit comprising outlet covers, doorknob covers, and cabinet latches. We administered two follow-up surveys four weeks and six months after visiting the MSC. Descriptive statistics, Friedman tests, Wilcoxon Sum-Rank tests, and Pearson Chi-Square were used to assess respondent demographic characteristics and changes in home safety knowledge, practices, and device use. Results We recruited 50 participants, of whom 29 (58%) completed follow-up 1, 30 (60%) completed follow-up 2, and 26 (52%) completed both. Participants who completed both follow-ups increased total correct answers to safety knowledge questions between the pre-test and post-test (p = 0.005), pre-test and follow-up 1 (p = 0.003), and pre-test and follow-up 2 (p = 0.012) with no significant changes between the post-test, follow-up 1, and follow-up 2. Of the respondents who reported accepting safety products, outlet covers were used most frequently, followed by the smoke detector, doorknob covers, cabinet latches, and the gun lock. Conclusions The MSC may be an effective means of increasing home safety among families with children, as participation in the MSC’s home safety educational program significantly increased home safety knowledge and spurred home safety device use. Implementation of MSCs could potentially reduce childhood injury rates within communities through promotion of home safety.
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- Leah Furman
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Preventing unintentional home injuries among children: exploring the perceptions of Iranian health professionals. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2019; 20:e146. [PMID: 31663491 PMCID: PMC6842650 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423619000835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Health professionals are key stakeholders who potentially have important roles in preventing unintentional child home injuries. This study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to the prevention of unintentional child home injuries perceived by health professionals. Design: A generic qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews. Setting: The capital city of Iran. Method: Data for this study were collected through 28 in-depth interviews with health professionals. Purposive sampling was conducted from three areas of Tehran based on their socio-economic development. Findings: Thematic data analysis yielded nine overarching themes: prioritising child home injury, knowledge, the nature of injury and injury prevention, child-related factors, parent-related factors, living environment, cultural issues, resources and management. Conclusions: Health professionals can potentially be supportive to meet families’ needs. However, further support and resources will be required if they are to fully develop their potential in preventing injuries in the home. The lack of a national action plan was a significant constraint for health professionals.
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Ali B, Lawrence BA, Miller T, Allison J. Products and activities associated with non-fatal traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents - United States 2010-2013. Brain Inj 2019; 33:1425-1429. [PMID: 31355679 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1631483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is prevalent in children and adolescents ages <1-19 years, yet we have limited understanding of consumer products that are associated with TBIs in children and adolescents of varying ages. To address this gap, we combined two data sources to investigate leading products and activities associated with TBIs in children and adolescents in different developmental age groups (i.e. <1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, and 15-19 years). Methods: We analysed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), augmented with product information from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), for the years 2010 through 2013. Results: From 2010 to 2013, children and adolescents aged <1-19 years accounted for 4.1 million non-fatal TBI-related emergency department visits. TBIs from home furnishings and fixtures, primarily beds, were highest among infants aged <1 year and children aged 1-4 years. TBIs from sports/recreation, especially bicycles and football, were highest among those aged 5-9 years, 10-14 years, and 15-19 years. Conclusions: The combined NEISS and NEISS-AIP data allow us to comprehensively examine products and activities that contribute to emergency department visits for TBIs in children and adolescents. Our findings indicate priority areas for TBI prevention and intervention.
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- Bina Ali
- a Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation , Calverton , MD , USA
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- a Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation , Calverton , MD , USA
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- a Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation , Calverton , MD , USA
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Santos DF, Silveira MPT, Camargo AL, Matijasevich A, Santos IS, Barros AJD, Bertoldi AD. Unsafe storage of household medicines: results from a cross-sectional study of four-year-olds from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort (Brazil). BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:235. [PMID: 31319811 PMCID: PMC6639903 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1597-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Unintentional child poisoning represents a significant public health problem across the globe, placing a substantial burden on health services emergency departments. Around the world, every year, thousands of children die as a result of physical injuries, most of which involve children under 5 years old. Medicines are the main products involved in poisoning, and children under 5 years old are the most vulnerable age group. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of unsafe storage of medicines in households with a 4-year-old child. METHODS We used data from the follow-up of 4-year-old in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study in Brazil (N = 3799). "Unsafe storage" was considered present when medicines were stored unlocked and within reach of children (at a height below the eye level of the average adult). Independent variables included maternal and family socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and the child's health care. All information was collected during household interviews with the mothers using a standardized questionnaire. The overall prevalence rate with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) and the prevalence associated with various independent variables were determined. RESULTS The storage of medicines in unlocked areas was reported by 80.9% of the mothers, and, within reach of children for 26.5%. The overall prevalence rate of unsafe storage of medicines was 21.4% (20.1-22.7%). The main storage locations used were the kitchen (57.0%) and bedroom (53.3%). CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that medicines were unsafely stored in a 21.4% number of homes, which can contribute to the vulnerability of children to poisoning from medicines. To minimize this risk, education about the safe storage of medicines should be reinforced by health professionals.
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- Delba Fonseca Santos
- Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia e Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1160, Centro CEP 96020-220, Pelotas, RS Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS Brazil
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Ballard J, George L, Zazueta‐Lara E, Turner L, Aguado J, Law J, Alger R. Trauma informed public health nursing visits to parents and children. Public Health Nurs 2019; 36:694-701. [DOI: 10.1111/phn.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Julianne Ballard
- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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- Department of Health Services Sonoma County Santa Rosa California
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Honda C, Naruse T, Tsuchiya-Ito R, Yamamoto N, Nagata S. Home safety practices to prevent child injury and its association with family and children's daily routines in Japan: A cross-sectional study. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2019; 17:e12274. [PMID: 31216107 DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To investigate the association between children and their families' daily life routines and the implementation of safety practices in their homes. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among parents of 3-year-old children, who visited a public health center in Tokyo for their health checkups. Associations between the implementation of safety practices and family and children's basic daily routines were assessed using a multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Data from 336 parents were analyzed. Three items were found to be significantly related to the non-implementation of safety practices, such as "television-watching behavior: after 8:00 p.m." (adjusted odds ratio = 1.88, p = .02), "washing hands: not every time after getting home" (adjusted odds ratio = 2.24, p = .02), and "Family Routines Inventory: lower score" (a measurement of the routinization of a family's daily life; adjusted odds ratio = .83, p = .01). CONCLUSION The cumulative results suggest that the lack of safety practices implementation signify nonadherence to daily routine practices by parents.
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- Chikako Honda
- Department of Community Health Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Community Health Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Graduate School of Health Management, Keio University, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Graduate School of Health Management, Keio University, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Campbell M, Lai ETC, Pearce A, Orton E, Kendrick D, Wickham S, Taylor-Robinson DC. Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:150. [PMID: 31088415 PMCID: PMC6518796 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Childhood unintentional injuries (UI) are common but continue to happen more often to children living in less advantaged socioeconomic circumstances (SEC). Our aim was to explore how early life factors mediate the association between SEC and UIs, using the UK Millennium Cohort Study. METHODS We calculated risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for parental report of UI occurring between age 3 and 5 years, using Poisson regression according to family income as a measure of SEC. We explored potentially mediating pathways by controlling associations between SEC and UI for groups of early life risks in three domains: factors that may influence environmental safety, supervision and the MCS child's abilities and behaviours. RESULTS Twenty eight percent of children had a UI from 3 to 5 years old. Children from the lowest income quintile were more likely to be injured compared to those from the highest (RR 1.20 95%CI 1.05, 1.37). Sequentially controlling for early life factors that may influence environmental safety (RR 1.19 95%CI 1.02, 1.38), then supervision (RR 1.18, 95%CI 1.02, 1.36), and finally adding child's behaviour and abilities (RR 1.15, 95%CI 1.00, 1.34) into the model reduced the RR by 5, 10 and 25% respectively. CONCLUSIONS Addressing factors that may influence environmental safety and supervision, and the child's abilities and behaviours only partly explains the increased UI risk between the highest and lowest income quintiles. Further research is required to explore factors mediating associations between SEC and specific mechanisms and types of injuries.
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- M. Campbell
- Department of Public Health and Policy, Farr Institute, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- Department of Public Health and Policy, Farr Institute, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH UK
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- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2HA UK
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- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2HA UK
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- Department of Public Health and Policy, Farr Institute, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- Department of Public Health and Policy, Farr Institute, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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Keeping children safe from harmful household products: a survey on safety practices in Croatia. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2019; 70:60-61. [PMID: 30956213 DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2019-70-3247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Abdoli H, Sadeghi T, Kazemi M. The effect of educating the clients of rehab centers on the frequency of methadone poisoning among children: a study from Iran. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2018; 32:/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2017-0189/ijamh-2017-0189.xml. [PMID: 30317222 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Poisoning with methadone is considered dangerous and fatal, which can lead to decreased consciousness, coma, apnea and eventually death. Aims The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of educating the clients of rehabilitation (rehab) centers on the frequency of methadone poisoning among children. Methods In the present semi-experimental study, the study population included all of the clients referred to the rehab centers in an urban area of Iran who received treatment with methadone. Samples were selected using the census method. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire of which the content validity has been approved. To perform the educational program, educational brochures were distributed among all the rehab centers (33 centers) and one face-to-face educational session was conducted at each center. Six months after the intervention, the number of under 12 year-old children who were referred to hospital with methadone poisoning was calculated and compared to the same number from the 6 months prior to the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18. Results According to the results, the number of methadone poisonings during the 6-month period prior to the study was 29, while the same number during the 6-month period after the intervention was 9. Fisher's exact test showed a significant difference between the number of methadone poisonings before and after the intervention (p < 0.001). Conclusion The increased level of knowledge among the parents referred to rehab centers could decrease the rate of poisoning among their children. Therefore, performing this educational program is recommended for all the rehab centers.
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- Hakimeh Abdoli
- Student Research Committee, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Critical Care Nursing Student, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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Plevová I, Nedělová M. Safe storage of household substances to prevent child poisoning. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY 2018. [DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2018.09.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Unintentional injury prevention research focuses on parental supervision as critical to reducing toddler injury. We examine how the promotion of childproofing-as a mode of supervision-sells mothers "peace of mind" while also increasing "intensive mothering" and the "privatization of risk." Drawing on the childproofing literature and meaning centered interviews with mothers of toddlers and childproofing business owners, we argue that the connection made by these groups between childproofing and "good parenting" ultimately obscures how this form of harm reduction economically and socially individualizes responsibility for child care.
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- Amy Dao
- a Department of Geography and Anthropology , California State Polytechnic University , Pomona , California , USA
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- b Department of Anthropology , University of California, Riverside , Riverside , California , USA
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El Seifi OS, Mortada EM, Abdo NM. Effect of community-based intervention on knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy toward home injuries among Egyptian rural mothers having preschool children. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198964. [PMID: 29927950 PMCID: PMC6013117 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Parent's level of knowledge, state of their attitude, and their self-efficacy are the most incriminated reasons for the faulty application of the first aid measures, particularly in children's home injuries. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of a health education intervention on improving knowledge, attitude and self- efficacy of mothers having preschool children about home injuries and the basic first aid measures. METHODS A pre-posttest evaluation of the effect of a health education intervention on changing knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy about home injuries and the basic first aid measures of 244 rural Egyptian mothers having preschool children. RESULTS About 35% of the male children had home injuries 8 weeks earlier to the study. Mean score of total knowledge increased from 10.21±3.1 in pretest to 18.90 ± 2.6 in posttest, total attitude from 6.19±1.8 to 10.26±2.3 and self-efficacy from 20.75±6.1 to 34.43 ± 10.1 with (p < 0.001) for all changes. Age, education level and previous home injuries were the significant predicting factors for total knowledge, attitude and self- efficacy of the mothers. CONCLUSION Health education improves knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of the mothers which were obvious regarding home injuries than first aid measures. There is a need for including knowledge about home injuries in the educational curriculum of high schools and universities and to perform training courses to mothers about first aid measures.
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- Omnia S. El Seifi
- Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig city, Arab Republic of Egypt
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- Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig city, Arab Republic of Egypt
- Health Sciences Department, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences College, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig city, Arab Republic of Egypt
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Effective interventions for unintentional injuries: a systematic review and mortality impact assessment among the poorest billion. LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH 2018; 6:e523-e534. [DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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McKenzie LB, Roberts KJ, Clark R, McAdams R, Abdel-Rasoul M, Klein EG, Keim SA, Kristel O, Szymanski A, Cotton CG, Shields WC. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the Make Safe Happen® app-a mobile technology-based safety behavior change intervention for increasing parents' safety knowledge and actions. Inj Epidemiol 2018. [PMID: 29527644 PMCID: PMC5845911 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-018-0133-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Many unintentional injuries that occur in and around the home can be prevented through the use of safety equipment and by consistently following existing safety recommendations. Unfortunately, uptake of these safety behaviors is unacceptably low. This paper describes the design of the Make Safe Happen® smartphone application evaluation study, which aims to evaluate a mobile technology-based safety behavior change intervention on parents’ safety knowledge and actions. Methods Make Safe Happen® app evaluation study is a randomized controlled trial. Participants will be parents of children aged 0–12 years who are recruited from national consumer online survey panels. Parents will complete a pretest survey, and will be randomized to receive the Make Safe Happen® app or a non-injury-related app, and then complete a posttest follow-up survey after 1 week. Primary outcomes are: (1) safety knowledge; (2) safety behaviors; (3) safety device acquisition and use, and (4) behavioral intention to take safety actions. Results Anticipated study results are presented. Conclusions Wide-reaching interventions, to reach substantial parent and caregiver audiences, to effectively reduce childhood injuries are needed. This study will contribute to the evidence-base about how to increase safety knowledge and actions to prevent home-related injuries in children. Trial registration number NCT02751203; Pre-results. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s40621-018-0133-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lara B McKenzie
- Center for Injury Research and Policy, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Research Building 3, WB5409, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. .,College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Center for Injury Research and Policy, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Research Building 3, WB5409, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Injury Research and Policy, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Research Building 3, WB5409, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Injury Research and Policy, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Research Building 3, WB5409, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- College of Public Health, Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Biobehavioral Health, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Maden M, Cunliffe A, McMahon N, Booth A, Carey GM, Paisley S, Dickson R, Gabbay M. Use of programme theory to understand the differential effects of interventions across socio-economic groups in systematic reviews-a systematic methodology review. Syst Rev 2017; 6:266. [PMID: 29284538 PMCID: PMC5747153 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0638-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systematic review guidance recommends the use of programme theory to inform considerations of if and how healthcare interventions may work differently across socio-economic status (SES) groups. This study aimed to address the lack of detail on how reviewers operationalise this in practice. METHODS A methodological systematic review was undertaken to assess if, how and the extent to which systematic reviewers operationalise the guidance on the use of programme theory in considerations of socio-economic inequalities in health. Multiple databases were searched from January 2013 to May 2016. Studies were included if they were systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness of an intervention and included data on SES. Two reviewers independently screened all studies, undertook quality assessment and extracted data. A narrative approach to synthesis was adopted. RESULTS A total of 37 systematic reviews were included, 10 of which were explicit in the use of terminology for 'programme theory'. Twenty-nine studies used programme theory to inform both their a priori assumptions and explain their review findings. Of these, 22 incorporated considerations of both what and how interventions do/do not work in SES groups to both predict and explain their review findings. Thirteen studies acknowledged 24 unique theoretical references to support their assumptions of what or how interventions may have different effects in SES groups. Most reviewers used supplementary evidence to support their considerations of differential effectiveness. The majority of authors outlined a programme theory in the "Introduction" and "Discussion" sections of the review to inform their assumptions or provide explanations of what or how interventions may result in differential effects within or across SES groups. About a third of reviews used programme theory to inform the review analysis and/or synthesis. Few authors used programme theory to inform their inclusion criteria, data extraction or quality assessment. Twenty-one studies tested their a priori programme theory. CONCLUSIONS The use of programme theory to inform considerations of if, what and how interventions lead to differential effects on health in different SES groups in the systematic review process is not yet widely adopted, is used implicitly, is often fragmented and is not implemented in a systematic way.
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- Michelle Maden
- Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRIG), Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Second Floor, Whelan Building, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRIG), Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Second Floor, Whelan Building, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, Brook Building, Preston, PR1 2HE UK
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- Evidence Based Information Practice, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA UK
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- Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (IKT), ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRIG), Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Second Floor, Whelan Building, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GB UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Block B Waterhouse Building, 1–5 Brownlow St., Liverpool, L69 3GL UK
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Scholtes B, Schröder-Bäck P. Ethical considerations for the design and implementation of child injury prevention interventions: the example of delivering and installing safety equipment into the home. Inj Prev 2017; 25:217-221. [PMID: 29229774 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Public health ethics is a growing field of academic interest but ethical discussion of injury prevention seems to have received limited attention. Interventions that promise to be effective are not necessarily-without explicit justification-'good' and 'right' interventions in every sense. This paper explores public health ethics in the context of child injury prevention with the objective to initiate interdisciplinary dialogue on the ethics of child safety interventions. METHOD A framework of seven public health ethics principles (non-maleficence, health maximisation, beneficence, respect for autonomy, justice, efficiency and proportionality) were applied to an intervention to promote child safety in the home. RESULTS Preventing child injury in the home is ethically challenging due to the requirement for the state to intervene in the private sphere. Non-maleficence and beneficence are difficult to judge within this intervention as these are likely to be highly dependent on the nature of intervention delivery, in particular, the quality of communication. Respect for autonomy is challenged by an intervention occurring in the home. The socioeconomic gradient in child injury risk is an important factor but a nuanced approach could help to avoid exacerbating inequalities or stigmatisation. Equally, a nuanced approach may be necessary to accommodate the principles of proportionality and efficiency within the local context. CONCLUSION We conclude that this intervention is justifiable from an ethical perspective but that this type of reflection loop is helpful to identify the impact of interventions beyond effectiveness.
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- Beatrice Scholtes
- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Faculty for Human Sciences & Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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García González E, Trenchs Sainz de la Maza V, Martínez Sánchez L, Ferrer Bosch N, Luaces Cubells C. Repeated poisoning episodes: Alarm sign of risk situations. ANALES DE PEDIATRÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Lewis MG, Guddattu V, Kamath A, Biju S, Noronha J, Nayak B, Nair NS. Pooling of effect estimates obtained from various study designs in systematic reviews of public health interventions: A Bayesian approach to meta-analysis. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Johnson E, Maguire S, Hollén L, Nuttall D, Rea D, Kemp A. Agents, mechanisms and clinical features of non-scald burns in children: A prospective UK study. Burns 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The London Health Sciences Centre Home Safety Program (HSP) provides safety devices, education, a safety video, and home safety checklist to all first-time parents for the reduction of childhood home injuries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the HSP for the prevention of home injuries in children up to 2 years of age. METHODS A program evaluation was performed with follow-up survey, along with an interrupted time series analysis of emergency department (ED) visits for home injuries 5 years before (2007-2013) and 2 years after (2013-2015) implementation. Spatial analysis of ED visits was undertaken to assess differences in home injury rates by dissemination areas controlling differences in socioeconomic status (i.e., income, education, and lone-parent status) at the neighborhood level. RESULTS A total of 3,458 first-time parents participated in the HSP (a 74% compliance rate). Of these, 20% (n = 696) of parents responded to our questionnaire, with 94% reporting the program to be useful (median, 6; interquartile range, 2 on a 7-point Likert scale) and 81% learning new strategies for preventing home injuries. The median age of the respondent's babies were 12 months (interquartile range, 1). The home safety check list was used by 87% of respondents to identify hazards in their home, with 95% taking action to minimize the risk. The time series analysis demonstrated a significant decline in ED visits for home injuries in toddlers younger than2 years of age after HSP implementation. The declines in ED visits for home injuries remained significant over and above each socioeconomic status covariate. CONCLUSION Removing hazards, supervision, and installing safety devices are key facilitators in the reduction of home injuries. Parents found the HSP useful to identify hazards, learn new strategies, build confidence, and provide safety products. Initial finding suggests that the program is effective in reducing home injuries in children up to 2 years of age. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic/care management study, level V.
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Dritsaki M, Achana F, Mason J, Petrou S. Methodological Issues Surrounding the Use of Baseline Health-Related Quality of Life Data to Inform Trial-Based Economic Evaluations of Interventions Within Emergency and Critical Care Settings: A Systematic Literature Review. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2017; 35:501-515. [PMID: 28063084 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-016-0485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trial-based cost-utility analyses require health-related quality of life data that generate utility values in order to express health outcomes in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Assessments of baseline health-related quality of life are problematic where trial participants are incapacitated or critically ill at the time of randomisation. This review aims to identify and critique methods for handling non-availability of baseline health-related quality of life data in trial-based cost-utility analyses within emergency and critical illness settings. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted, following PRISMA guidelines, to identify trial-based cost-utility analyses of interventions within emergency and critical care settings. Databases searched included the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library (1991-July 2016), Cochrane Library (all years); National Health Service (NHS) Economic Evaluation Database (all years) and Ovid MEDLINE/Embase (without time restriction). Strategies employed to handle non-availability of baseline health-related quality of life data in final QALY estimations were identified and critiqued. RESULTS A total of 4224 published reports were screened, 19 of which met the study inclusion criteria (mean trial size 1670): 14 (74 %) from the UK, four (21%) from other European countries and one (5%) from India. Twelve studies (63%) were based in emergency departments and seven (37%) in intensive care units. Only one study was able to elicit patient-reported health-related quality of life at baseline. To overcome the lack of baseline data when estimating QALYs, eight studies (42%) assigned a fixed utility weight corresponding to either death, an unconscious health state or a country-specific norm to patients at baseline, four (21%) ignored baseline utilities, three (16%) applied values from another study, one (5%) generated utility values via retrospective recall and one (5%) elicited utilities from experts. A preliminary exploration of these methods shows that incremental QALY estimation is unlikely to be biased if balanced trial allocation is achieved and subsequent collection of health-related quality of life data occurs at the earliest possible opportunity following commencement of treatment, followed by an adequate number of follow-up assessments. CONCLUSION Trial-based cost-utility analyses within emergency and critical illness settings have applied different methods for QALY estimation, employing disparate assumptions about the health-related quality of life of patients at baseline. Where baseline measurement is not practical, measurement at the earliest opportunity following commencement of treatment should minimise bias in QALY estimation.
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- Melina Dritsaki
- Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK.
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV8 7AL, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV8 7AL, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV8 7AL, UK
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Wang Y, Gielen AC, Magder LS, Hager ER, Black MM. A randomised safety promotion intervention trial among low-income families with toddlers. Inj Prev 2017; 24:41-47. [PMID: 28385953 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Toddler-aged children are vulnerable to unintentional injuries, especially those in low-income families. OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of an intervention grounded in social cognitive theory (SCT) on the reduction of home safety problems among low-income families with toddlers. METHODS 277 low-income mother-toddler dyads were randomised into a safety promotion intervention (n=91) or an attention-control group (n=186). Mothers in the safety promotion intervention group received an eight-session, group-delivered safety intervention targeting fire prevention, fall prevention, poison control and car seat use, through health education, goal-setting and social support. Data collectors observed participants' homes and completed a nine-item checklist of home safety problems at study enrolment (baseline), 6 and 12 months after baseline. A total score was summed, with high scores indicating more problems. Linear mixed models compared the changes over time in home safety problems between intervention and control groups. RESULTS The intent-to-treat analysis indicated that the safety promotion intervention group significantly reduced safety problems to a greater degree than the attention-control group at the 12-month follow-up (between-group difference in change over time β=-0.54, 95% CI -0.05 to -1.03, p=0.035), with no significant differences at the 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS A safety promotion intervention built on principles of SCT has the potential to promote toddlers' home safety environment. Future studies should examine additional strategies to determine whether better penetration/compliance can produce more clinically important improvement in home safety practices. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02615158; post-results.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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