Educational technologies for accident prevention due to falls in childhood: a scoping review.
Abiúde Nadabe E Silva, Aline Costa de Oliveira, Jefferson Abraão Caetano Lira and 2 others
PMID 38088710WHAT IT FOUND
Childhood fall prevention has been taught through booklets, counselling, videos, posters, apps and games.
Some studies reported increased caregiver knowledge or safety behaviour, but the review did not test which approach works best.
Key findings
01The review included 26 studies of educational technologies for preventing falls in childhood.
02Booklets, pamphlets and leaflets, counselling and guidance, video clips, forms and questionnaires, and computer programs and applications were the technologies identified.
03The included studies commonly reported increased knowledge among family members, caregivers and professionals, and changes in behaviour to prevent falls.
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What it does not show
The review did not assess the scientific rigor of included studies. Searches were limited to the listed databases and bibliographic index, so relevant publications may have been missed. Some included studies prevented various accidents without specifying which types of falls were targeted. Some full-text studies could not be accessed after author requests. The review maps evidence and does not test which intervention works.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that a specific educational technology prevents falls. The review did not assess study rigor, and included studies often used multiple technologies, so the contribution of any individual component cannot be separated.