GPs giving advice on child safety is effective

GPs giving advice on child safety is effective

To see whether safety advice from a GP, together with access to low cost safety equipment, could increase the use of safepractices and safety equipment in the home Clamp and Kendrick(p 1576) performed a randomised controlled trial among 169 familiesof children aged under 5 in one general practice. A questionnaireon safety practices was given by telephone or post at baselineand six weeks after the intervention. This was standardised adviceand leaflets on smoke alarms, stair gates, cupboard locks, andsafe storage of dangerous items, together with low cost equipmentoffered to families on state income support. Families in the interventiongroup were more likely to use safety equipment and adopt safepractices. The intervention was equally effective in familiesreceiving state benefits.

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A randomised controlled trial of general practitioner safety advice for families with children under 5 years: Margaret Clamp and Denise Kendrick
BMJ 1998 316: 1576-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text]