SynthesisPloS one2018
Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear in adults and children: A systematic literature review.
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- Epidemiology, clinical aspects, and management of pediatric drowning.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Sociodemographic inequalities in mortality from drowning in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000-2015: a register-based study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Lifejacket wear and the associated factors among boaters involved in occupational boating activities on Lake Albert, Uganda: a cross-sectional survey.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2022Article
- Rock fisher behaviours and perceptions regarding drowning risk assessed by direct observation and self-report: A public awareness campaign evaluation.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022Article
- Determinants of lifejacket use among boaters on Lake Albert, Uganda: a qualitative study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2022Article
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- Descriptive Epidemiology of Rescue-Related Fatal Drowning in Turkey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A scoping review of female drowning: an underexplored issue in five high-income countries.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Adolescent Water Safety Behaviors, Skills, Training and Their Association with Risk-Taking Behaviors and Risk and Protective Factors.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Developing drowning prevention strategies for rivers through the use of a modified Delphi process.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2020Article
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- Breathalysing and surveying river users in Australia to understand alcohol consumption and attitudes toward drowning risk.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveDrowning claims 7% of the global burden of injury-related deaths. Lifejackets are routinely recommended as a drowning prevention strategy; however, a review of related factors regarding lifejacket wear has not previously been investigated.
methodsThis systematic review examined literature published from inception to December 2016 in English and German languages. The personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear among adults and children were investigated, a quantitative evaluation of the results undertaken, and gaps in the literature identified.
resultsTwenty studies, with sample sizes of studies ranging between 20 and 482,331, were identified. Fifty-five percent were cross-sectional studies. All studies were scored IV or V on the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grading system indicating mostly descriptive and cross-sectional levels of evidence. Factors associated with increased wear included age (mostly children), gender (mostly female), boat type (non-motorised), boat size (small boats), role modelling (children influenced by adult lifejacket wear), and activity (water-skiing, fishing). Factors not associated or inconsistent with lifejacket wear included education, household income, ethnicity, boating ability, confidence in lifejackets, waterway type, and weather and water conditions. Factors associated with reduced lifejacket wear included adults, males, discomfort, cost and accessibility, consumption of alcohol, and swimming ability. Three studies evaluated the impact of interventions.
conclusionThis review identified factors associated with both increased and decreased lifejacket wear. Future research should address the motivational factors associated with individuals' decisions to wear or not wear lifejackets. This, combined with further research on the evaluation of interventions designed to increase lifejacket wear, will enhance the evidence base to support future drowning prevention interventions.
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