Artículo de revista
A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce motor vehicle crashes and their injuries among the general and working populations
Fecha
2018Registro en:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Volumen 42,
16805348
10204989
Autor
Lefio, Álvaro
Bachelet, Vivienne C.
Jiménez-Paneque, Rosa
Gomolán, Patricio
Rivas, Katherinne
Institución
Resumen
© 2018 Pan American Health Organization. All Rights Reserved. Objective. To summarize the best available international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce motor vehicle collisions and their consequences among the working and general populations. Methods. A broad and systematic review was conducted of the literature available in biomedical databases and grey literature. At least two investigators working in parallel performed data extraction, synthesis, and risk of bias analysis. Results. Forty-one studies with low to moderate risk of bias were included. Of these, 18 had an ecological design (time series), 10 were quasi-experimental, one was a population survey, one was a randomized clinical trial, and 11 were systematic reviews. Conclusions. The interventions that most consistently show a positive effect on incidence, morbidity, and mortality due to motor vehicle collisions are national policies or programs that: regulate, enforce, and penalize driving u