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. 2016 Oct;55(11):1026-35.
doi: 10.1177/0009922816665086.

Translation to Primary Care of an Effective Teen Safe Driving Program for Parents

Jean T Shope  1 , Jennifer S Zakrajsek  2 , Stacia Finch  3 , C Raymond Bingham  2 , Joseph O'Neil  4 , Stephen Yano  5 , Richard Wasserman  6 , Bruce Simons-Morton  7
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Translation to Primary Care of an Effective Teen Safe Driving Program for Parents

Jean T Shope et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Addressing teen driver crashes, this study adapted an effective Checkpoints(TM) program for parents of teen drivers for dissemination by primary care practitioners (PCPs) and the web; distributed the PCP/web program through pediatric practices; and examined dissemination to/implementation by parents. The website, youngDRIVERparenting.org, and brief intervention protocol were developed. PCPs delivered interventions and materials to parents, referred them to the website, and completed follow-up surveys. Google Analytics assessed parents' website use. Most PCPs reported delivering interventions with fidelity, and thought the program important and feasible. Brief interventions/website referrals, averaging 4.4 minutes, were delivered to 3465 (87%) of 3990 eligible parents by 133 PCPs over an 18-week average. Website visits (1453) were made by 42% of parents, who spent on average 3:53 minutes viewing 4.2 topics. This program costs little (its website, training and promotional materials are available) and could be one component of a comprehensive approach to reducing teen driver crashes.

Keywords: CheckpointsTM program; Graduated Driver Licensing; adolescent risk taking; brief intervention study; parents; primary care; teen driving; traffic accidents; translation of evidence-based injury prevention.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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