Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.
School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 5;15(4):685. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040685.
There is a growing body of literature regarding low speed vehicle runover (LSVRO) events among children. To date, no literature exists on evaluation of interventions to address this serious childhood injury. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour regarding LSVROs were assessed via survey at a shopping centre (pre-intervention), then five months later (post-intervention), to investigate the effect of a population level educational intervention in Queensland, Australia. Participants' knowledge regarding frequency of LSVRO events was poor. No participant demonstrated 'adequate behaviour' in relation to four safe driveway behaviours pre-intervention; this increased at post-intervention ( < 0.05). Most of the sample perceived other's driveway behaviour as inadequate, and this reduced significantly (<0.05). Perceived effectiveness of LSVRO prevention strategies increased from pre- to post-intervention, but not significantly. TV was the greatest source of knowledge regarding LSVROs pre- and post-intervention. This study provides some evidence that the educational campaign and opportunistic media engagement were successful in increasing awareness and improving behaviour regarding LSVROs. While there are several limitations to this study, our experience reflects the 'real-world' challenges associated with implementing prevention strategies. We suggest a multi-faceted approach involving media (including social media), legislative changes, subsidies (for reversing cameras), and education to prevent LSVROs.
关于儿童低速车辆碾压(LSVRO)事件的文献越来越多。迄今为止,尚无针对解决此类严重儿童伤害的干预措施的评估文献。在澳大利亚昆士兰州的一个购物中心,通过调查评估了与 LSVRO 相关的知识、态度和行为(在干预前),然后在五个月后(干预后)进行评估,以调查人群水平教育干预的效果。参与者对 LSVRO 事件频率的了解较差。在干预前,没有参与者表现出与四个安全车道行为有关的“适当行为”;这一比例在干预后增加(<0.05)。大多数受访者认为其他人的车道行为不规范,且这种看法在干预后显著减少(<0.05)。干预前后,参与者对 LSVRO 预防策略的有效性的看法有所增加,但不显著。电视是干预前后参与者了解 LSVRO 的最大来源。本研究提供了一些证据,表明教育运动和机会性媒体参与成功地提高了对 LSVRO 的认识,并改善了相关行为。虽然这项研究存在一些局限性,但我们的经验反映了实施预防策略所面临的“现实世界”挑战。我们建议采取多方面的方法,包括媒体(包括社交媒体)、立法改革、补贴(用于倒车摄像头)和教育,以预防 LSVRO。