title: Effectiveness of a burn prevention campaign for older adults.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jensen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banez
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Huy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banfield
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartotto
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fish
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors