Behavioral Skills Training Methods to Reduce Car Seat Misuse

In-person and Telehealth Versions of Behavioral Skills Training to Reduce Car Seat Misuse

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of child passenger educational methods to measure their ability to effectively reduce car seat misuse. The study will assess the traditional child passenger educational method delivered by a child passenger safety technician by comparing it to an in-person and virtual telehealth Behavioral Skills Training approach to reduce car seat misuse.

This study of 2,449 expectant couples involved two experiments. Experiment-1: included 1,224 participants, comparing 600 participants receiving no intervention and 600 participants receiving education with behavioral skills training (BST) in-person.

Experiment-2: included 1,224 participants, comparing 600 participants receiving BST-in-person to BST with telehealth.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women at least 7-month gestation and their partner, living within Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino or Riverside counties; consented to the study and follow-up evaluation; and at the time of session had their child restraint system(s) and vehicle(s) available.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None