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ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2018

Metrics to assess injury prevention programs for young workers in high-risk occupations: a scoping review of the literature.

Smith Jennifer, Birinder Praneet Purewal, Alison Macpherson, Ian Pike

Open access · diamondAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Overrepresentation of New Workers in Jobs with Multiple Carcinogen Exposures in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  3. The Validity of Virtual Courage for Trainees in High-Risk Occupations.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Smith JenniferBC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Birinder Praneet PurewalBC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Alison MacphersonFaculty of Health, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ian PikeBC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BC Children's Hospital · CASpinal Cord Injury BC · CAYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite legal protections for young workers in Canada, youth aged 15-24 are at high risk of traumatic occupational injury. While many injury prevention initiatives targeting young workers exist, the challenge faced by youth advocates and employers is deciding what aspect(s) of prevention will be the most effective focus for their efforts. A review of the academic and grey literatures was undertaken to compile the metrics-both the indicators being evaluated and the methods of measurement-commonly used to assess injury prevention programs for young workers. Metrics are standards of measurement through which efficiency, performance, progress, or quality of a plan, process, or product can be assessed.

methodsA PICO framework was used to develop search terms. Medline, PubMed, OVID, EMBASE, CCOHS, PsychINFO, CINAHL, NIOSHTIC, Google Scholar and the grey literature were searched for articles in English, published between 1975-2015. Two independent reviewers screened the resulting list and categorized the metrics in three domains of injury prevention: Education, Environment and Enforcement.

resultsOf 174 acquired articles meeting the inclusion criteria, 21 both described and assessed an intervention. Half were educational in nature (N=11). Commonly assessed metrics included: knowledge, perceptions, self-reported behaviours or intentions, hazardous exposures, injury claims, and injury counts. One study outlined a method for developing metrics to predict injury rates.

conclusionMetrics specific to the evaluation of young worker injury prevention programs are needed, as current metrics are insufficient to predict reduced injuries following program implementation. One study, which the review brought to light, could be an appropriate model for future research to develop valid leading metrics specific to young workers, and then apply these metrics to injury prevention programs for youth.

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Administrative Claims, HealthcareAdolescentHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIntentionOccupational ExposureOccupational HealthOccupational InjuriesPerceptionProgram EvaluationRisk-TakingYoung Adultinjury indicatorsoccupational health and safetyoccupational injuriesyoung workers

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PMID29767619
PMCPMC5990337
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