Citation

Scheltema KE, Brost SM, Skager GA, Roberts DJ. Am. J. Health Behav. 2002; 26(4): 278-283.

Affiliation

Research and Education Department, Health East Care System, St Paul, MN 55104-3727, USA. kschelte@mninter.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, PNG Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12081360

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether employees of a regional trauma center wore seat belts any more often than did visitors to the medical center and residents of the state. To demonstrate whether an intensive safety campaign would improve seat-belt compliance among trauma center employees. To determine the duration of improvement. METHODS: Hospital employees and visitors were observed as they exited the medical center's parking ramps over a 3-month period. RESULTS: After a hospital-wide seat-belt campaign, employee compliance rose by 7.5%, to 81.5% at 14 days, but fell back to preintervention levels at one month (76.7%) and 3 months (77%) after the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: An intensive seat-belt safety campaign resulted in only modest and transient improvement in the rate of seat-belt use.