TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Caregiver perspectives on a water safety toolkit for child supervision
JO  - Health promotion journal of Australia
A1  - Morgan, Erin R.
A1  - Sakamoto, Isabell
A1  - Ardelean, Alan
A1  - Díaz-Rohena, Alejandra
A1  - Falk, Allison
A1  - Starnes, Cara
A1  - Rivara, Frederick P.
A1  - Vavilala, Monica
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - ISSUE ADDRESSED: Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths among children and adolescents globally. Adult supervision is one method to decrease the risk of drowning among youth. <br><br>METHODS: We sought to assess the acceptability of a Water Watcher toolkit among children's caregivers. The toolkit consists of a badge-to designate the adult(s) responsible for supervision during water activities-and a smartphone application. When activated, the application blocks incoming calls, text messages and other applications, for example, mobile games and social media, as well as providing a button to quickly dial 911 and information for guided cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We conducted online and in-person semi-structured interviews of 16 adults residing in Washington State, United States and providing supervision to a child under 18 years of age for at least 20 h per week. Interview guides were developed based on the Health Belief Model and we performed content analysis on interview transcripts using an inductive approach. <br><br>RESULTS: When asked about Water Watcher tools, respondents generally reacted favourably towards the intervention, citing benefits of formally delegating a responsible party during group activities and elimination of distractions. Primary challenges to using the toolkit were social acceptability, competence with technology, and the independence of older children (i.e., those 13- to 17-years-old). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers recognized the importance of minimizing distractions, and many liked the strategy to formally designate responsibility for child supervision during aquatic recreation. SO WHAT?: Interventions such as the Water Watcher toolkit are generally considered acceptable and expanding access to these resources could reduce the burden of unintentional drownings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1036-1073
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.757
ID  - ref1
ER  -