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Varying Effect of a Randomized Toddler Home Safety Promotion Intervention Trial by Initial Home Safety Problems.
- Source :
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Maternal and child health journal [Matern Child Health J] 2020 Apr; Vol. 24 (4), pp. 432-438. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- 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.<br />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).<br />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).<br />Conclusions: Interventions targeting families with multiple safety problems may be more effective than universal programming.
- Subjects :
- Accidents, Home statistics & numerical data
Adult
Child Health statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Promotion standards
Health Promotion statistics & numerical data
Home Care Services standards
Home Care Services statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Male
Mother-Child Relations psychology
Safety statistics & numerical data
Urban Population
Accidents, Home prevention & control
Child Health standards
Health Promotion methods
Safety standards
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-6628
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Maternal and child health journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31832912
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02845-x