Parent/Caregiver supervision and child injury: a systematic review of critical dimensions for understanding this relationship.
This study reviewed the relationship between recognized dimensions of supervision and children's injuries based on Saluja et al's (Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2004;11:17-22) hierarchal model of supervision strategies. A systematic review of peer-review studies was done with the earliest records available to 2007. There were 112 potentially relevant articles identified; 31 studies met all inclusion criteria. Reported studies were categorized according to the dimensions of supervision they addressed. Studies were not evenly distributed across the dimensions. There was evidence from the study that directly linking dimensions of supervision to child injury risk and outcomes is scarce. Future studies should consider attention, proximity, and continuity of supervision to provide a holistic understanding of the relationship between supervision and injury.
Petrass
Lauren
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School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Blitvich
Jenny D
JD
Finch
Caroline F
CF
D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*