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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on April 22, 2009
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp033
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Brief Report: Unintentional Injury Risk among Children with Sensory Impairments

David C. Schwebel, PhD1 and Carl M. Brezausek, MS2

1Department of Psychology and 2Center for Educational Accountability, University of Alabama at Birmingham

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr. David C. Schwebel, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, CH 415, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. E-mail: schwebel{at}uab.edu


  Abstract

Objective Pediatric injuries result from a multifaceted process involving a range of individual, interpersonal, and environmental influences. One risk that remains poorly understood is the role of children's perception and perceptual disabilities. Methods Injury counts (parent-report of injuries requiring professional medical treatment over the past year) in three groups of children were compared: those without vision or hearing sensory impairments, those with deficits who use eyeglasses or hearing aids, and those with deficits who do not use aids as recommended. A national sample of 7391 5-year-olds in the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study was studied. Results Injury counts over the past year were higher among children with sensory impairments, and higher still among children with sensory impairments who did not use prescribed sensory aids. Conclusions Awareness of increased injury risk among children with hearing and vision impairment could help professionals protect children from injury.

Key words: glasses; hearing aids; injury; safety; sensory impairment..

Received November 3, 2008; revision received March 23, 2009; accepted March 23, 2009


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