@article{ref1,
title="Virtual reality as a tool to teach children pedestrian safety: a systematic literature review [conference abstract #53]",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2022",
author="Morgan, Casie and Stager, Lindsay and Shen, Jiabin and Schwebel, David",
volume="28",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="A18-A18",
abstract="SAVIR 2022 Conference Abstracts  Statement of Purpose Almost 25,000 children experience unintentional pedestrian-related injuries annually. Use of virtual reality (VR) to teach children the complex cognitive task of pedestrian safety is steadily rising. We conducted a systematic literature review evaluating the status and progress of research using VR to teach children pedestrian safety.   Methods/Approach We searched PsychInfo, PubMed, and Scopus using the following: (child* and (pedestrian* or street*) and ('virtual reality' or simulation) and (training or intervention or prevention)). Efforts were made to uncover unpublished and gray literature. Inclusion criteria included: (1) VR use as training/teaching strategy, (2) purpose to teach children pedestrian safety, (3) training/intervention-focused research, (4) children <18 in sample.   Results Initial searches yielded 93 results following deduplication. Screening occurred in Covidence. The full text of 34 articles was reviewed; 18 met inclusion criteria. Publication dates ranged from 1987-2020. Seven countries were represented. All 18 studies demonstrated VR pedestrian safety training was effective (p<.05), though mixed findings emerged for specific safety aspects (e.g., hits/close calls, start delays to enter traffic). A variety of VR styles were studied, generally demonstrating temporal evolution in both realism and immersion. Child ages ranged from 4-11, with most aged 7-9. Mixed findings emerged concerning age and gender differences. Quality of research varied. Some interventions followed rigorous RCT approaches; others used pre-post or case comparison designs. There also was wide variety in extent of training, ranging from a single 1.5-hour session to multiple sessions over weeks.   Conclusion VR appears promising for child pedestrian safety training. We plan a meta-analysis and further examination of covarying factors that may relate to training success.   Significance Child pedestrian injuries are a significant public health challenge. These findings indicate VR interventions shows promise to reduce pedestrian injury rates. As technology improves and research evidence grows, efforts to disseminate interventions should be prioritized.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.47",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.47"
}