| A randomised controlled trial of general practitioner safety advice for families with children under 5 years. | |
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PMID: 9596598 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess effectiveness of general practitioner advice about child safety, and provision of low cost safety equipment to low income families, on use of safety equipment and safe practices at home. DESIGN: Randomised, unblinded, controlled trial with initial assessment and six week follow up by telephone survey. Twenty families from intervention and control groups were randomly selected for a home visit to assess validity of responses to second survey. SETTING: A general practice in Nottingham. SUBJECTS: 98% (165/169) of families with children aged under 5 years registered with the practice. INTERVENTIONS: General practitioner safety advice plus, for families receiving means tested state benefits, access to safety equipment at low cost. Control families received usual care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Possession and use of safety equipment and safe practices at home. RESULTS: Before intervention, the two groups differed only in possession of fireguards. After intervention, significantly more families in intervention group used fireguards (relative risk 1.89, 95% confidence interval 1.18 to 2.94), smoke alarms (1.14, 1.04 to 1.25), socket covers (1.27, 1.10 to 1.48), locks on cupboards for storing cleaning materials (1.38, 1.02 to 1.88), and door slam devices (3.60, 2.17 to 5.97). Also, significantly more families in intervention group showed very safe practice in storage of sharp objects (1.98, 1.38 to 2.83), storage of medicines (1.15, 1.03 to 1.28), window safety (1.30, 1.06 to 1.58), fireplace safety (1.84, 1.34 to 2.54), socket safety (1.77, 1.37 to 2.28), smoke alarm safety (1.11, 1.01 to 1.22), and door slam safety (7.00, 3.15 to 15.6). Stratifying results by receipt of state benefits showed that intervention was at least as effective in families receiving benefits as others. CONCLUSIONS: General practitioner advice, coupled with access to low cost equipment for low income families, increased use of safety equipment and other safe practices. These findings are encouraging for provision of injury prevention in primary care. |
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Authors:
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M Clamp; D Kendrick |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) Volume: 316 ISSN: 0959-8138 ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Publication Date: 1998 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-06-04 Completed Date: 1998-06-04 Revised Date: 2013-04-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8900488 Medline TA: BMJ Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1576-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Colwick Vale Surgery, Colwick, Nottingham NG4 2DU. |
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Accidents, Home
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prevention & control* Child Welfare Child, Preschool Counseling* England Family Health Family Practice* Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Protective Devices / utilization Questionnaires Safety* Socioeconomic Factors Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control* |
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