Effectiveness of a Text Message Intervention Promoting Seat Belt Use Among Young Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Approximately 1 in 10 adults do not always wear a seat belt, with the lowest use rates reported among young adults.

Objective

To determine the efficacy of a 6-week automated behavioral text message program promoting seat belt use compared with an attention control.

Design, setting, and participants

This parallel, 2-group, single-blind, individually randomized clinical trial included a convenience sample of patients recruited from 4 emergency departments in 2 cities in Pennsylvania from December 2019 to September 2021, with follow-ups at 6 and 12 weeks after randomization. Patients in stable condition aged 18 to 25 years who, in standardized screening, reported driving or being a passenger in a car without always using a seat belt in the past 2 weeks were el

SUBMITTER: Suffoletto B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494210 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature