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Barbara A. Morrongiello; Amanda Cox; Lindsay Bryant – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2024
Unintentional injury represents a significant health threat to children, and infancy marks a particularly vulnerable stage. This multi-method study (questionnaire, diary) measured parents' (N = 143) use of three popular home-safety practices (teaching about safety, environment modification to reduce access to hazards, supervision) and child injury…
Descriptors: Injuries, Prevention, Infants, Safety
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Sullivan, Rebecca; Harding, Katherine; Skinner, Ian; Hemsley, Bronwyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Falls are a common safety incident in people with stroke. Studies report that between 14% and 65% of people with stroke fall at least once during their hospital admission. Risk factors for falls in people with stroke have been reported to include neglect, balance and dependence for activities of daily living. Communication disability…
Descriptors: Injuries, Hospitals, Safety, Neurological Impairments
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Nazir, Nadia – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2022
Ample of knowledge leads to positive attitude. Knowledge is an important tool that promotes attitude changes. Knowledge and Attitude of students towards safety is important because action of a person depends on believe. Unsafe actions of students are caused most of injuries and harms. It is important to minimize such harms by knowledge. Present…
Descriptors: Safety, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change
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Kroshus, Emily; Garnett, Bernice R.; Baugh, Christine M.; Calzo, Jerel P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Concussion underreporting contributes to the substantial public health burden of concussions from sport. Teammates may be able to play an important role in encouraging injury identification and help seeking. This study assessed whether there was an association between beliefs about the consequences of continued play with a concussion and…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Help Seeking, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics
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Huang, Li-Chi; Ma, Wei-Fen; Li, Tsai-Chung; Liang, Yia-Wun; Tsai, Li-Yun; Chang, Fy-Uan – Health Education Research, 2015
Falls are known to be one of the most common in patient adverse events. A high incidence of falls was reported on patients with cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a participatory program on patient's knowledge and self-efficacy of fall prevention and fall incidence in an oncology ward. In this quasi-experimental study,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cancer, Oncology, Injuries
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Thomas, Kali S.; Hyer, Kathryn; Castle, Nicholas G.; Branch, Laurence G.; Andel, Ross; Weech-Maldonado, Robert – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the study: Studies have shown that patient safety culture (PSC) is poorly developed in nursing homes (NHs), and, therefore, residents of NHs may be at risk of harm. Using Donabedian's Structure-Process-Outcome (SPO) model, we examined the relationships among top management's ratings of NH PSC, a process of care, and safety outcomes.…
Descriptors: Safety, Incidence, Statistical Analysis, Nursing Homes
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Jennett, Heather; Hagopian, Louis P.; Beaulieu, Lauren – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The relation between self-injury and heart rate was analyzed for an individual who appeared anxious while engaging in self-injury. The analysis involved manipulating the presence or absence of restraint while simultaneously measuring heart rate. The following findings were obtained and replicated: (a) when some form of restraint was applied, heart…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism
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Ramos Olazagasti, Maria A.; Klein, Rachel G.; Mannuzza, Salvatore; Belsky, Erica Roizen; Hutchison, Jesse A.; Lashua-Shriftman, Erin C.; Castellanos, F. Xavier – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: To test whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), free of conduct disorder (CD) in childhood (mean = 8 years), have elevated risk-taking, accidents, and medical illnesses in adulthood (mean = 41 years); whether development of CD influences risk-taking during adulthood; and whether exposure to…
Descriptors: Accidents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Diseases
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Bae, Yong-Kyun; Benitez-Silva, Hugo – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
The number of automobile recalls in the U.S. has increased sharply in the last two decades, and the numbers of units involved are often counted in the millions. In 2010 alone, over 20 million vehicles were recalled in the United States, and the massive recalls of full model lines by Toyota have brought this issue to the front pages around the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Accidents, Safety, Insurance
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McDonell, James R.; Waters, Tracy J. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This paper reports the development and validation of the Neighborhood Observation Scale, a 41 item measure of neighborhood physical appearance, social appearance, safety, and amenities. Three independent ratings were collected on each of 244 neighborhoods in 132 census block groups in five South Carolina counties, for a total of 732 observations.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Child Abuse, Safety, Validity
Hall, Kurt A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the establishment of the first volunteer fire brigades in the United States, firefighters have lost their lives in fire fighting operations at emergency incidents and live-fire training activities. While there are various reasons for these firefighter deaths and injuries, the United States Fire Administration (2002) reported that many of…
Descriptors: Fire Science Education, Leadership, Decision Making, Virtual Classrooms
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Russell, Megan; Maher, Catherine; Dorrell, Mandi; Pitcher, Christianna; Henderson, Lorrie – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of Devereux's Safe and Positive Approaches training curricula (SPA) in the reduction of injury and restraint. Several data points were collected including utilization rates of restrictive interventions, number of youth injuries, number of staff injuries, and whether the program/organization is a user or…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Residential Institutions, Injuries, Intervention
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Kendrick, Denise; Watson, Michael; Mulvaney, Caroline; Burton, Paul – Health Education Research, 2005
Little work has examined the utility of home safety behaviours in predicting childhood injury. This study examines the relationship between safety behaviours and child injury using a cohort of 1717 families, with 2357 children aged 0-7 years. Safety behaviours, and sociodemographic and family characteristics were measured using a validated…
Descriptors: Safety, Prevention, Hospitals, Injuries
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Al-Khameesa, Nedaa A. – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the extent of safety measures taken by mothers to prevent serious injuries to their pre-school children in the home, and the factors that influence mothers' behaviour in taking these safety measures. Design: A self-completion questionnaire based on a Five Level Likert Scale was used in the study.…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mothers, Safety, Questionnaires