TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Effectiveness of a burn prevention campaign for older adults
JO  - Journal of burn care and rehabilitation
A1  - Tan, Jin
A1  - Banez, Carol
A1  - Cheung, Yvonne
A1  - Gomez, Manuel
A1  - Nguyen, Huy
A1  - Banfield, Joanne
A1  - Medeiros, Lina
A1  - Lee, Robin
A1  - Cartotto, Robert C.
A1  - Fish, Joel S.
SP  - 445
EP  - 451
VL  - 25
IS  - 5
N2  - Older adults are involved in one fifth of burn injury admissions in the Province of Ontario Canada. Most burn injuries in this population occur at home while cooking, bathing, or smoking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational campaign to improve burn prevention knowledge in older adults of a major metropolitan city. Changes in participants' burn prevention knowledge were determined using standardized precampaign and postcampaign (4-6 weeks) surveys. Of 209 older adult participants, 126 (60.3%) completed the precampaign and postcampaign surveys. There was a significant increase (P <.05) in burn prevention knowledge postintervention. Age, education level, and living conditions did not influence the change in burn prevention knowledge. This burn prevention campaign for older adults was effective in improving burn prevention knowledge, but it remains unclear as to whether this will ultimately result in a change in burn prevention behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0273-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -