@article{ref1,
title="Systematic review: interventions to educate children about dog safety and prevent pediatric dog-bite injuries: a meta-analytic review",
journal="Journal of pediatric psychology",
year="2016",
author="Shen, Jiabin and Rouse, Jenni and Godbole, Manasvee and Wells, Hayley L. and Boppana, Shilpa and Schwebel, David C.",
volume="42",
number="7",
pages="779-791",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:  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.    METHODS:  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.    RESULTS:  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.    CONCLUSIONS:  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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-8693",
doi="10.1093/jpepsy/jsv164",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv164"
}