《蓝狗》：评价一款互动软件程序，用于教导幼儿如何与狗安全互动。
The Blue Dog: evaluation of an interactive software program to teach young children how to interact safely with dogs.
机构信息
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
出版信息
J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Apr;37(3):272-81. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr102. Epub 2011 Dec 15.
OBJECTIVE
Pre-post-randomized design evaluated The Blue Dog, a dog safety software program.
METHODS
76 children aged 3.5-6 years completed 3 tasks to evaluate dog safety pre- and postintervention: (a) pictures (recognition of safe/risky behavior), (b) dollhouse (recall of safe behavior via simulated dollhouse scenarios), and (c) live dog (actual behavior with unfamiliar live dog). Following preintervention evaluation, children were randomly assigned to dog or fire safety conditions, each involving 3 weeks of home computer software use.
RESULTS
Children using Blue Dog had greater change in recognition of risky dog situations than children learning fire safety. No between-group differences emerged in recall (dollhouse) or engagement (live-dog) in risky behavior. Families enjoyed using the software.
CONCLUSIONS
Blue Dog taught children knowledge about safe engagement with dogs, but did not influence recall or implementation of safe behaviors. Dog bites represent a significant pediatric injury concern and continued development of effective interventions is needed.
目的
采用前后随机设计评估 Blue Dog 犬类安全软件。
方法
76 名 3.5-6 岁儿童在干预前后完成 3 项犬类安全任务：（a）图片（识别安全/危险行为）；（b）玩具屋（通过模拟玩具屋场景回忆安全行为）；（c）真狗（与陌生真狗的实际行为）。在预干预评估后，儿童被随机分配到犬类或火灾安全条件组，每组均需在家中使用计算机软件 3 周。
结果
使用 Blue Dog 的儿童在识别危险犬类情况方面的变化大于学习火灾安全的儿童。在回忆（玩具屋）或实施（真狗）危险行为方面，两组之间没有出现差异。家庭喜欢使用该软件。
结论
Blue Dog 教会了儿童与狗安全互动的知识，但并没有影响安全行为的回忆或实施。犬咬伤是儿童严重的伤害问题，需要继续开发有效的干预措施。
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