Novel Smartphone-Based Measures of Cell Phone Use While Driving in a Sample of Newly Licensed Adolescent Drivers.
adolescence
adolescent health
community health
health promotion
injury prevention/safety
Journal
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
ISSN: 1552-6127
Titre abrégé: Health Educ Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9704962
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
26
7
2018
medline:
21
7
2020
entrez:
26
7
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent death. Cell phone use while driving is a contributor to adolescent motor vehicle crash risk. Objective and directly observable measures of cell phone use while driving are needed to implement interventions aimed at reducing cell phone-related crash risk. To describe novel smartphone-based measures of cell phone use while driving in a sample of newly licensed male and female adolescent drivers. Newly licensed adolescents in Pennsylvania installed a windshield-mounted device that pairs with a smartphone application to collect data on cell phone use while driving over 2 weeks during June 2016-October 2016. Descriptive statistics, independent t tests, and Wilcoxin Mann-Whitney U test were used to characterize handheld cell phone use ("unlock") and call time while accounting for driving exposure. Data from 16 adolescents (50% male) resulted in 5,624 miles in 705 trips, 964 cell phone unlocks, and 146.22 minutes of call time. Participants had a mean of 23.96 unlocks/100 miles ( SD = 22.97), 1.23 unlocks/trip ( SD = 0.96), and 4.87 unlocks/hour driven ( SD = 3.93). Males had significantly more unlocks/100 miles, unlocks at speed >25 mph/100 miles, unlocks/hour driven, and unlocks at speed > 25 mph/hour driven ( p < .05). Smartphone-based applications are an innovative means by which to collect continuous data on cell phone use while driving that can be used to better understand and intervene on this frequent behavior in newly licensed adolescent drivers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent death. Cell phone use while driving is a contributor to adolescent motor vehicle crash risk. Objective and directly observable measures of cell phone use while driving are needed to implement interventions aimed at reducing cell phone-related crash risk.
AIMS
To describe novel smartphone-based measures of cell phone use while driving in a sample of newly licensed male and female adolescent drivers.
METHODS
Newly licensed adolescents in Pennsylvania installed a windshield-mounted device that pairs with a smartphone application to collect data on cell phone use while driving over 2 weeks during June 2016-October 2016. Descriptive statistics, independent t tests, and Wilcoxin Mann-Whitney U test were used to characterize handheld cell phone use ("unlock") and call time while accounting for driving exposure.
RESULTS
Data from 16 adolescents (50% male) resulted in 5,624 miles in 705 trips, 964 cell phone unlocks, and 146.22 minutes of call time. Participants had a mean of 23.96 unlocks/100 miles ( SD = 22.97), 1.23 unlocks/trip ( SD = 0.96), and 4.87 unlocks/hour driven ( SD = 3.93). Males had significantly more unlocks/100 miles, unlocks at speed >25 mph/100 miles, unlocks/hour driven, and unlocks at speed > 25 mph/hour driven ( p < .05).
CONCLUSIONS
Smartphone-based applications are an innovative means by which to collect continuous data on cell phone use while driving that can be used to better understand and intervene on this frequent behavior in newly licensed adolescent drivers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30041576
doi: 10.1177/1090198118788612
pmc: PMC6345599
mid: NIHMS986013
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
10-14Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : K12 HL109009
Pays : United States
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : K23 HD090272
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : P30 AG034546
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000003
Pays : United States
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