Center for Applied Research and Evaluation, Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(8):783-788. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1657848. Epub 2019 Oct 3.
Teens represent the highest risk group for automobile accidents and are almost 3 times as likely to be killed in an accident. Seat belt use interventions are one way to address this issue, and a student-led program in Kansas called Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) has increased seat belt use for the past decade. An evaluation of SAFE enabled decisions to be made about program improvement and expansion. Mixed methods examined multiple aspects of the SAFE program, including summative and formative results. Researchers investigated the program through (1) a quasi-experimental observation to explore whether seat belt use at schools implementing SAFE for the first time was higher than at non-SAFE and (2) stakeholder interviews at SAFE schools. Each method examined whether SAFE programs accomplished goals set by program staff and how SAFE could better meet schools' needs. Summative results suggest that SAFE affects seat belt use. It is less influential on distracted driving but has a small but significant influence on that behavior. Stakeholders cited infrastructure and functional challenges affecting implementation, highlighting ways in which SAFE program staff could improve program compliance and outcomes. Formative recommendations included curriculum support, sharing among SAFE schools, and increasing student leadership opportunities. The evaluation of SAFE suggests that students are receptive to programs about seat belt and traffic safety. States may consider the recommendations for improvement of this program with other published evaluations and programs to determine how best to implement similar programs in their communities.
青少年是汽车事故风险最高的群体，他们在事故中死亡的可能性几乎是其他人群的 3 倍。使用安全带干预措施是解决这一问题的方法之一，堪萨斯州的一个名为“安全带适合所有人”（SAFE）的学生领导项目在过去十年中增加了安全带的使用。对 SAFE 的评估使我们能够做出关于项目改进和扩展的决策。混合方法从多个方面检查了 SAFE 项目，包括总结性和形成性结果。研究人员通过以下方式调查了该项目：（1）进行准实验观察，以探讨首次实施 SAFE 的学校的安全带使用是否高于非 SAFE 学校；（2）在 SAFE 学校进行利益相关者访谈。每种方法都检查了 SAFE 项目是否实现了项目工作人员设定的目标，以及 SAFE 如何更好地满足学校的需求。总结性结果表明，SAFE 影响安全带的使用。它对分心驾驶的影响较小，但对这种行为有较小但显著的影响。利益相关者提到了影响实施的基础设施和功能挑战，突出了 SAFE 项目工作人员可以改进项目合规性和结果的方式。形成性建议包括课程支持、SAFE 学校之间的共享以及增加学生领导机会。对 SAFE 的评估表明，学生对安全带和交通安全方面的项目是接受的。各州可能会考虑改进该项目的建议，并与其他已发布的评估和项目进行比较，以确定如何在其社区中最好地实施类似项目。
