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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2006

Relative effectiveness of worker safety and health training methods.

Michael J Burke, Sue Ann Sarpy, Kristin Smith-Crowe, Suzanne Chan-Serafin, Rommel O Salvador, Gazi Islam

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Article in American journal of public health, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05853588 (The Effect Of Toolbox Trainings On Nursing Sensitive Quality Indıcators), which is not on this map. Cited by 85 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05853588 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect Of Toolbox Trainings On Nursing Sensitive Quality Indıcators

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled77ConditionsNurse's RoleArmstraining
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Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. The Effect of Toolbox Trainings on Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025
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  7. Identifying the "Active Ingredients" of a School-Based, Workplace Safety and Health Training Intervention.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Michael J BurkeA. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. mburke1@tulane.edu
Sue Ann Sarpy
Kristin Smith-Crowe
Suzanne Chan-Serafin
Rommel O Salvador
Gazi Islam

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe sought to determine the relative effectiveness of different methods of worker safety and health training aimed at improving safety knowledge and performance and reducing negative outcomes (accidents, illnesses, and injuries).

methodsNinety-five quasi-experimental studies (n=20991) were included in the analysis. Three types of intervention methods were distinguished on the basis of learners' participation in the training process: least engaging (lecture, pamphlets, videos), moderately engaging (programmed instruction, feedback interventions), and most engaging (training in behavioral modeling, hands-on training).

resultsAs training methods became more engaging (i.e., requiring trainees' active participation), workers demonstrated greater knowledge acquisition, and reductions were seen in accidents, illnesses, and injuries. All methods of training produced meaningful behavioral performance improvements.

conclusionsTraining involving behavioral modeling, a substantial amount of practice, and dialogue is generally more effective than other methods of safety and health training. The present findings challenge the current emphasis on more passive computer-based and distance training methods within the public health workforce.

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Occupational HealthHumansInservice TrainingProgram EvaluationSafety Management

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PMID16380566
PMCPMC1470479

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