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- Title
Systematic Review: Interventions to Educate Children About Dog Safety and Prevent Pediatric Dog-Bite Injuries: A Meta-Analytic Review.
- Authors
Jiabin Shen; Rouse, Jenni; Godbole, Manasvee; Wells, Hayley L.; Boppana, Shilpa; Schwebel, David C.; Shen, Jiabin
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>Dog-bite injury posits a significant threat to children globally. This review evaluated efficacy of cognitive/behavioral interventions for improving children's knowledge and behaviors around dogs.<bold>Methods: </bold>Manuscripts published before January 3, 2014 evaluating cognitive/behavioral interventions for dog-bite prevention among children <18 years of age were eligible for inclusion. Among 2,270 abstracts screened, 123 full texts were retrieved. Twelve studies were included in the qualitative synthesis; nine were included in the meta-analysis. Risk of bias and quality of evidence were evaluated.<bold>Results: </bold>Cognitive/behavioral interventions had a moderate effect in improving children's knowledge and a larger effect in improving children's behavior with dogs. The most effective intervention strategies were video for knowledge and instruction with live dogs for behaviors. Quality of evidence was poor.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Cognitive/behavioral interventions have potential to improve both children's knowledge and behaviors around dogs. Future interventions should include multiple follow-ups on dog-bite rates from an international perspective using rigorous randomized controlled trials.
- Subjects
CHILD psychology; DOG bites; PREVENTION of bites &; stings; CHILDREN &; animals; DOG attacks; PREVENTION
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2017, Vol 42, Issue 7, p779
- ISSN
0146-8693
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jpepsy/jsv164