University of Guelph, Canada.
Accid Anal Prev. 2013 May;54:108-13. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.005. Epub 2013 Feb 12.
Young children are at particular risk for dog bite injuries. This study examined parents' supervision of and reactions to their children in the vicinity of an unfamiliar dog.
A pre/post intervention/control group randomized design assessed whether exposure to The Blue Dog, a dog bite prevention and education program, positively impacted parent behaviors.
No group differences in pre or post-intervention measures emerged, indicating that The Blue Dog did not evoke improvements in parents' behaviors. Generally, parents showed risky reactions and encouraged children to interact with the dog, even though they knew very little about the dog's safety or disposition. Supervision measures (proximity, watching) remained unchanged (watching) or more lax (proximity) across sessions.
The results highlight the importance of targeting parent behavior, not just child behavior, in programs that aim to reduce risk of childhood dog bites. The Blue Dog did not effectively change parent behavior.
幼儿特别容易受到狗咬伤。本研究调查了父母在不熟悉的狗附近对孩子的监督和反应。
采用前后干预/对照组随机设计，评估接触蓝狗（一种预防和教育狗咬伤的项目）是否会对父母的行为产生积极影响。
预干预和后干预措施中均未出现组间差异，表明蓝狗并没有改善父母的行为。一般来说，父母表现出危险的反应，并鼓励孩子与狗互动，尽管他们对狗的安全性或性情知之甚少。监督措施（接近程度、观察）在各次会议中保持不变（观察）或更为宽松（接近程度）。
结果强调了在旨在降低儿童狗咬伤风险的计划中针对父母行为而不仅仅是儿童行为的重要性。蓝狗并没有有效地改变父母的行为。
