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Effectiveness of a burn prevention campaign for older adults.
- Source :
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The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation [J Burn Care Rehabil] 2004 Sep-Oct; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 445-51. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Older adults are involved in one fifth of burn injury admissions in the Province of Ontario Canada. Most burn injuries in this population occur at home while cooking, bathing, or smoking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational campaign to improve burn prevention knowledge in older adults of a major metropolitan city. Changes in participants' burn prevention knowledge were determined using standardized precampaign and postcampaign (4-6 weeks) surveys. Of 209 older adult participants, 126 (60.3%) completed the precampaign and postcampaign surveys. There was a significant increase (P <.05) in burn prevention knowledge postintervention. Age, education level, and living conditions did not influence the change in burn prevention knowledge. This burn prevention campaign for older adults was effective in improving burn prevention knowledge, but it remains unclear as to whether this will ultimately result in a change in burn prevention behavior.
- Subjects :
- Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Health Education methods
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Ontario
Program Evaluation
Residence Characteristics statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Burns prevention & control
Health Education statistics & numerical data
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0273-8481
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15353939
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.bcr.0000138293.18189.25