Efficacy of a mobile technology-based intervention for increasing parents' safety knowledge and actions: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leading causes of unintentional child injury such as poisoning and falls are preventable, and the majority occur in the home. Numerous home safety interventions have been developed and tested to increase safety behaviors; however, no smart phone-based applications (apps) have been developed and evaluated for this purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a mobile technology-based health behavior change intervention, the Make Safe Happen® app, was an effective tool to increase safety knowledge and safety actions/behaviors for the prevention of child unintentional injuries in and around the home.

Methods

Data were collected in pretest and posttest online surveys from an existing nationwide population-based survey panel. Intervention subjects were

SUBMITTER: McKenzie LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485517 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature