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- Title
Bicycle and helmet use of adolescents: A meta-analysis.
- Authors
Chow, Ronald; Borean, Michael; Hollenberg, Drew; Viehweger, Jaclyn; Anpalagan, Tharani; Rzepka, Anna
- Abstract
A prior meta-analysis suggested that there seems to exist a negative correlation between age and helmet use among adolescents. Since the meta-analysis, multiple new literature has been published that have also looked into helmet use of adolescents. The aim of this meta-analysis is to update the prior meta-analysis and include the data from new studies. A literature search was conducted in many databases, such as Ovid MEDLINE and OLDMEDLINE, Embase Classic and Embase, PsycINFO. Relevant studies were screened to determine whether it reported bicycle and helmet use in adolescent. Data from the prior meta-analysis was also included. The extracted endpoints were: bicycle use when commuting to school, duration of school commute, frequency of school commute, frequency of helmet use during school commute, knowledge of legislation/safety, bicycle use during recreational time, and frequency of helmet use during recreational time. A total of 12 studies were included in this meta-analysis, of which fifteen datasets were included. This meta-analysis with a much larger sample population verifies the negative correlation that was previously noted in an earlier meta-analysis. Among students who cycle to school, the frequency of helmet use fell from 82% to 50%, while it fell from 82% to 52% among recreational cyclists.
- Subjects
BICYCLES; CYCLING accidents; HEALTH occupations students; META-analysis; RECREATION; SAFETY hats; SCHOOLS; SELF-evaluation; ADOLESCENT health; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
International Journal of Child Health & Human Development, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
1939-5965
- Publication type
Article