Preventing unintentional injuries to children under 15 years in the outdoors: a systematic review of the effectiveness of educational programs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unintentional injuries to children in the outdoors have a significant impact on child mortality, development and healthcare costs. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review about the effectiveness of programs that provided information, advice or education about the prevention of unintentional injuries to children under 15 years during outdoor play and leisure.

Methods

A structured search strategy was conducted in a range of databases. All report titles and abstracts were screened using pre-defined criteria. Included reports were quality appraised using a modified Graphical Appraisal Tool for Epidemiological studies (GATE) tool. All quality appraisals and data extraction were checked by a second reviewer. If not provided in the original reports, ORs

SUBMITTER: Pearson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3311869 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature