title: Translation to Primary Care of an Effective Teen Safe Driving Program for Parents.
abstract: Addressing teen driver crashes, this study adapted an effective Checkpoints(TM) program for parents of teen drivers for dissemination by primary care practitioners (PCPs) and the web; distributed the PCP/web program through pediatric practices; and examined dissemination to/implementation by parents. The website, youngDRIVERparenting.org, and brief intervention protocol were developed. PCPs delivered interventions and materials to parents, referred them to the website, and completed follow-up surveys. Google Analytics assessed parents' website use. Most PCPs reported delivering interventions with fidelity, and thought the program important and feasible. Brief interventions/website referrals, averaging 4.4 minutes, were delivered to 3465 (87%) of 3990 eligible parents by 133 PCPs over an 18-week average. Website visits (1453) were made by 42% of parents, who spent on average 3:53 minutes viewing 4.2 topics. This program costs little (its website, training and promotional materials are available) and could be one component of a comprehensive approach to reducing teen driver crashes.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, USA jshope@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Jean T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shope
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zakrajsek
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Stacia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Finch
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: C Raymond
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.affiliation: Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.affiliation: Childrens' Medical Associates Inc, Aiea, HI, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.affiliation: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simons-Morton
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States
keywords: CheckpointsTM program; Graduated Driver Licensing; adolescent risk taking; brief intervention study; parents; primary care; teen driving; traffic accidents; translation of evidence-based injury prevention