Steering teens safe: a randomized trial of a parent-based intervention to improve safe teen driving

Corinne Peek-Asa; Joseph E Cavanaugh; Jingzhen Yang; Vidya Chande; Tracy Young; Marizen Ramirez

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-777

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Steering teens safe: a randomized trial of a parent-based intervention to improve safe teen driving

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Steering teens safe: a randomized trial of a parent-based intervention to improve safe teen driving

Corinne Peek-Asa, Joseph E Cavanaugh, Jingzhen Yang, Vidya Chande, Tracy Young and Marizen Ramirez

BMC public health, Vol.14(1), pp.777-777

07/31/2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-777

PMCID: PMC4125695

PMID: 25082132

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Crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and parent-based interventions are a promising approach. We assess the effectiveness of Steering Teens Safe, a parent-focused program to increase safe teen driving. Steering Teens Safe aimed to improve parental communication with teens about safe driving using motivational interviewing techniques in conjunction with 19 safe driving lessons. A randomized controlled trial involved 145 parent-teen dyads (70 intervention and 75 control). Intervention parents received a 45-minute session to learn the program with four follow-up phone sessions, a DVD, and a workbook. Control parents received a standard brochure about safe driving. Scores were developed to measure teen-reported quantity and quality of parental communication about safe driving. The main outcome measure was a previously validated Risky Driving Score reported by teens. Because the Score was highly skewed, a generalized linear model based on a gamma distribution was used for analysis. Intervention teens ranked their parent's success in talking about driving safety higher than control teens (p = 0.035) and reported that their parents talked about more topics (non-significant difference). The Risky Driving Score was 21% lower in intervention compared to control teens (85% CI = 0.60, 1.00). Interaction between communication quantity and the intervention was examined. Intervention teens who reported more successful communication had a 42% lower Risky Driving Score (95% CI = 0.37, 0.94) than control parents with less successful communication. This program had a positive although not strong effect, and it may hold the most promise in partnership with other programs, such as Driver's Education or Graduated Driver's License policies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01014923. Registered Nov. 16, 2009.

Parents - education

Humans

Middle Aged

Male

Pamphlets

Automobile Driving - education

Learning

Licensure

Adolescent

Adult

Death

Female

Motivational Interviewing

Program Evaluation

Safety

Parent-Child Relations

Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control

Communication

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Title: Subtitle: Steering teens safe: a randomized trial of a parent-based intervention to improve safe teen driving
Creators: Corinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 105 River St, S143B CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
Joseph E Cavanaugh
Jingzhen Yang
Vidya Chande
Tracy Young
Marizen Ramirez
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMC public health, Vol.14(1), pp.777-777
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-777
PMID: 25082132
PMCID: PMC4125695
NLM abbreviation: BMC Public Health
ISSN: 1471-2458
eISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher: England
Grant note: R49 CE000947 / NCIPC CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 07/31/2014
Academic Unit: Statistics and Actuarial Science; Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9983985971202771

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