title: Keeping baby safe: a randomized trial of a parent training program for infant and toddler motor vehicle injury prevention.
abstract: Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for much death and disability among infants and toddlers. This study evaluated Keeping Baby Safe In and Around the Car, a multimedia DVD designed to improve knowledge about car seat installation among parents of infants and toddlers. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 195 parents of children aged 0-24 months. Effective car seat use was evaluated via a written knowledge quiz and car seat simulation. Results from analyses of covariance models show that posttest scores for the intervention condition were significantly higher than those of the control condition on both knowledge and car seat simulation measures. The results, consistent across outcome measures and regardless of child age, suggest that viewing the Keeping Baby Safe In and Around the Car DVD resulted in significant gains in parents' car seat knowledge and their ability to discriminate the critical elements of correct car seat installation. Dissemination of engaging multimedia DVDs such as this program might reduce motor vehicle crash-related injuries to infants and toddlers.
authors.affiliation: ORCAS, 260 East 11th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401, USA. Electronic address: lswartz@parentingnow.org.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glang
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Schwebel
authors.forename: E Gwen
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: GeigerWolfe
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schroeder
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057207:Child Restraint Systems; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019212:Multimedia; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D012449:Safety; D014741:Video Recording; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Car seat safety; Infants; Observation study; Parent training; Randomized control trial; Unintentional injuries