Effectiveness of educational materials designed to change knowledge and behavior about crying and shaken baby syndrome: A replication of a randomized controlled trial in Japan

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 613-620

  Fujiwara, Takeo ^a,b   Yamada, Fujiko ^a,b   Okuyama, Makiko ^c   Kamimaki, Isamu ^d   Shikoro, Nobuaki ^d   Barr, Ronald G ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Crying; Japan; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; CRYING KNOWLEDGE SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPANESE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

ADULT; CD-ROM; CRYING; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 84866425949     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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