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Author: Jessica H. Mirman, Ph.D., of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues.
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Discussion: "This study demonstrates that supervised practice can be increased using an evidence-based behavioral intervention . … We estimate that for every 11 teenagers who use TDP, one additional teenager would be prevented from failing the tODA [Teen On-road Driving Assessment] for safety reasons."
( JAMA Pediatr . Published online June 23, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.252. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com .)
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Editorial: Increasing Safe Teenaged Driving
In a related editorial, Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and colleagues write: "Road traffic crashes, among the top 10 leading causes of death worldwide, are increasingly recognized as a public health priority."
"Research on innovative new methods for intervention delivery are needed, such as options for financial incentives through insurance programs, approaches for early identification and targeting of high-risk drivers, and programs that introduce a safe driving culture in early childhood. … Aiming to fill the gap in evidence-based parent-focused interventions, Mirman and colleagues evaluated the Teen Driving Plan (TDP) in this issue of JAMA Pediatrics," they continue.
"As the evidence base grows, translation and cost-effectiveness studies that examine the impact of crash risk in real-world settings are needed," they conclude.
( JAMA Pediatr . Published online June 23, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.582. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com .)
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