Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: a qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years

Ablewhite, Joanne; McDaid, Lisa; Hawkins, Adrian; Peel, Isabel; Goodenough, Trudy; Deave, Toity; Stewart, Jane A.; Watson, Michael Craig; Kendrick, Denise

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2252-x

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“…Although removing hazards and installing safety devices can reduce the risk of home injury [4], parents may find it difficult to complete these tasks because these modifications often take time, money, resources, and may vary by child age and developmental stage [11,24,25]. Parents of younger children (aged 0 to 2 years, with no previous older children) may have felt more overwhelmed by the information presented because they may not have previously thought about and/or taken steps toward preventing injuries in their homes.…”

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Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Make Safe Happen App: Mobile Technology–Based Safety Behavior Change Intervention for Parents

Roberts

McAdams

Kristel

et al. 2019

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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Background Nearly half of the unintentional injuries in children happen in and around the home; many of these injuries are preventable. Providing parents and caregivers with proper injury prevention information that is easily accessible may help them make their homes safer for children. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate parental injury prevention awareness and home safety behaviors, motivations for and challenges to taking injury prevention and safety actions for parents as well as user experience following the use of the Make Safe Happen mobile app. Methods A total of 40 parents with children aged 0-12 years living in Columbus, Ohio, participated in 1 of 5 focus group discussions following the completion of (1) a pretest survey, (2) use of the Make Safe Happen app, and (3) a posttest survey. Results Following the use of the Make Safe Happen app, parents reported a significant increase in injury prevention awareness and completed 45% more home safety behaviors in and around their homes. Nearly all of the parents felt the app provided them with the information needed to make their home safer for their children; the great majority of parents intended to make such changes in the future. Conclusions The combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection allowed for rich data capture and provided a deeper understanding of parents’ safety knowledge, behaviors, app use, and decision making regarding child injury prevention in and around the home. The Make Safe Happen app provides the information and motivation parents and caregivers need to help them take steps to prevent child injuries that may occur in and around their homes.

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confidence: 99%

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Make Safe Happen App: Mobile Technology–Based Safety Behavior Change Intervention for Parents

Roberts

McAdams

Kristel

et al. 2019

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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“…11 Removal of hazards, parental supervision during play, and safety education for children and caregivers could help lessen unintentional injuries and reduce unnecessary EMS transport. 12…”

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Risk factors related to unnecessary emergency medical services transport for pediatric patients

Kang

Kim

2018

J Int Med Res

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Objectives This study evaluated unnecessary emergency medical services (EMS) transport for pediatric patients depending on whether they received emergency department (ED) treatment after EMS transport. Methods Pediatric patients were divided into two groups according to whether they received treatment at the ED (ED treatment) or did not receive treatment at the ED (non-ED treatment). Results The non-ED treatment group comprised 65 of the total 794 patients. The elapsed time from scene to arrival at the ED was longer in the non-ED treatment group than in the ED treatment group. Weekdays as the days of EMS transport, ground falls rather than traffic accidents as the reason for non-disease-related symptoms, and no immobilization for prehospital treatment were risk factors for non-ED treatment in EMS-transported patients. Causes of not receiving ED treatment for the non-ED treatment group were the patient’s or caregiver’s decision (12%) and the doctor’s suggestion (88%). Conclusions Weekdays rather than weekends, ground falls rather than traffic accidents, and no immobilization before hospital are risk factors for not receiving ED treatment. The most common cause of not receiving ED treatment is the doctor’s suggestion.

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“…Considering that create a safe environment for children was an important safety strategy for parents within the home. [12] Children in "3-5" group, most of them are in kindergarten age. They are more curious about the things around them and lack of awareness of unintentional injuries prevention, so they are more vulnerable to unintentional injuries, thus there is an upward trend in unintentional injuries.…”

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Lower incidence of unintentional injury with older age in children in China? A meta-analysis

Yu¹,

Nie²,

Zhou³

et al. 2018

JER

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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between children's age and the incidence of unintentional injuries, and giving some basic data on the guidance for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children aged 0 to 18 years in China.Methods: The literatures on the incidence of unintentional injury in children included in China from 2008 to 2018 were analyzed by meta-analysis method. The data were retrieved according to the guidance of Cochrane Systematic review. A meta-analysis was carried out on homogeneous studies, and then subgroup analysis was conducted according to age group. Publication bias was also evaluated. Stata software (version 15.0) and SPSS software (version 18.0) were used to analyze the gathered information. Results: A total of 3，303 related pieces of literature were reviewed. Of the 37 that met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that total sample sizes were 77，023, and the pooled incidence of unintentional injury is 20%, 95%CI (17%-23%), (P< 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed the following results: the incidence are 15%, 23%, 20% and 20% for aged in “0-2”, “3-5”, “6-11”, “12-18” subgroups, respectively. However, the trend of decreased incidence of unintentional injury with older age in children was not significant.Conclusions: The pooled incidence of unintentional injuries in children is high. Based on accessible literature, the incidence between different age subgroup were not statistically significant. We should pay attention to the incidence of unintentional injuries in children of all age subgroups.

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Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: a qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Make Safe Happen App: Mobile Technology–Based Safety Behavior Change Intervention for Parents

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the Make Safe Happen App: Mobile Technology–Based Safety Behavior Change Intervention for Parents

Risk factors related to unnecessary emergency medical services transport for pediatric patients

Lower incidence of unintentional injury with older age in children in China? A meta-analysis

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