Facilitators and barriers of life jacket use for drowning prevention: Qualitative evidence synthesis

Cox, Ken; Bhaumik, Soumyadeep; Gupta, Monisha; Jagnoor, Jagnoor

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2021.11.010

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“…Further work on risk perceptions may highlight how rock fishers judge conditions and the impact of experience 17 . A key question concerns barriers to wearing lifejackets which may involve factors including cultural norms and cost 31 . Better understanding of rock fisher archetypes as influenced by motivations, whether these be related to consumption, escape, relaxation, challenge and so on may assist to understand behaviours and better target interventions.…”

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“… 17 A key question concerns barriers to wearing lifejackets which may involve factors including cultural norms and cost. 31 Better understanding of rock fisher archetypes as influenced by motivations, whether these be related to consumption, escape, relaxation, challenge and so on may assist to understand behaviours and better target interventions. Qualitative methods well‐placed to meet these research needs.…”

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Rock fisher behaviours and perceptions regarding drowning risk assessed by direct observation and self‐report: A public awareness campaign evaluation

Birch

Morgan

Arch³

et al. 2022

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed: Participants engaged in rock fishing are at risk of drowning. Following coronial investigation of fatalities, a 3-year safety campaign targeting rock fishers was developed in Victoria, Australia. Key campaign messages were wearing lifejackets, not fishing alone, and checking sea and weather conditions. The reported study provides results from a campaign evaluation.Methods: Evaluation by self-report and direct observation of safety attitudes and behaviours was undertaken pre-and during campaign. Data collections were as follows:(a) online survey of rock fishers recruited from panels, social media and rock fishing networks (n = 350) and (b) rock fisher direct observation and self-report at selected Victorian rock fishing platforms (n = 282; n = 58, respectively).Results: Safety message recall was reported by 51.7% of rock fishers surveyed online though far fewer recalled campaign key messages. No effect on key safety behaviours or attitudes were detected for fishers on platforms during campaign. Never wearing a lifejacket was reported by 31.8% online, 60.3% at platforms and observed for 97.4%. From direct observation, most participants did not fish alone and checked conditions on arrival. Conclusion:Campaign evaluation measures showed mixed outcomes. Irrespective, most rock fishers carry high drowning risk through failure to wear lifejackets. Legal mandating of lifejackets for identified high-risk platform is being introduced for Victoria, although careful evaluation is required to detect unanticipated outcomes.Informing future campaign evaluation, complementary methods highlight likely bias in self-reporting through faulty recall or social desirability.So what?: Future campaigns require innovative or novel design, over longer duration, to capture attention and change rock fisher behaviours.

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Rock fisher behaviours and perceptions regarding drowning risk assessed by direct observation and self‐report: A public awareness campaign evaluation

Birch

Morgan

Arch³

et al. 2022

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…The protocol for the review will be registered a priori. We follow the principles laid down by the Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods29–33 and those used previously in other studies 34–36. The protocol was drafted and written according to the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis 37.…”

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“…We follow the principles laid down by the Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods [29][30][31][32][33] and those used previously in other studies. [34][35][36] The protocol was drafted and written according to the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. 37 The planned (tentative) start and end dates for conducting the full review are 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024.…”

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Community health workers for health systems resilience during COVID-19: protocol for qualitative evidence synthesis

Adsul,

Tyagi,

Bhaumik

2024

BMJ Open

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IntroductionCOVID-19 exposed the fragility of health systems, where even the most basic health services in high-income and low-income and middle-income nations could not withstand the health systems shock due to the pandemic. Community health workers (CHWs) can contribute to improving the resilience of health systems, specifically to withstand shocks and emergencies and to avoid disruptions of routine service delivery. We aim to explore and understand the ‘individual’ and ‘systems-level’ resilience factors that shaped the involvement of CHWs in the COVID-19 response.Methods and analysisWe will search five electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL and SciELO (Spanish)) and conduct citation screening to identify studies on CHWs’ response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two review authors will independently screen the studies for inclusion and to extract data. The software Rayyan will be used to assist in screening the relevant literature. A thematic analysis approach will be followed to analyse and synthesise the qualitative evidence. The quality of the included studies will be critically assessed using the Critical Skills Appraisal Programme Tool. We will use the GRADE CERQual(Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations - Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research) approach to assess certainty in the synthesised findings of the qualitative evidence.Ethics and disseminationThis study will be conducted on published evidence, with no living participants; thus, no ethical approval is required. The final review will be submitted and published in a peer-reviewed journal. We will also develop a policy brief to communicate the review findings to the stakeholders.

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“…2 It is estimated that accidental drowning caused approximately 295,210 deaths worldwide in 2017. 3,4 Life jackets can save lives, and they may cut the number of people who drown by 50%. 5,6 Nowadays, life jackets are widely used.…”

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Analysis and evaluation of the thermal performance of combinations of suits and life jackets in water

Yang¹,

Qian

et al. 2022

Textile Research Journal

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Life jackets are essential life-saving devices, and also play an important role in the thermal protection of drowning victims in cold water. To better understand the thermal performance of the combinations of suits and life jackets in water, a thermal manikin named “Walter” in a water tank was used to simulate the environment surrounding the drowning person. Three sets of suits and three sets of life jackets form a total of 12 test combinations to simulate the clothes worn by drowning people. The thermal resistance of 12 combinations in water were measured according to ISO 15831 and heat transfer coefficients for the chest, back, upper arm, arm, thigh and leg of the 12 test combinations were calculated and compared. Results showed that the combinations of the clothes and life jacket efficiently lowered conduction and convective heat transfer coefficients in the water. The total thermal resistance of the 12 test combinations ranged from 0.011 to 0.054°C · m2/W. The post-hoc analysis revealed that the conductive thermal resistances of the clothing combinations with life jackets were all elevated compared to those of the clothing combinations without life jackets ( p < 0.001), showing that life jackets provide better thermal insulation. The linear regression indicated that the conductive thermal resistance of the test combination had a considerable impact on the convective heat transfer coefficient. This study helps to establish the systematic study of the thermal protection performance of life jackets.

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Facilitators and barriers of life jacket use for drowning prevention: Qualitative evidence synthesis

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Rock fisher behaviours and perceptions regarding drowning risk assessed by direct observation and self‐report: A public awareness campaign evaluation

Rock fisher behaviours and perceptions regarding drowning risk assessed by direct observation and self‐report: A public awareness campaign evaluation

Community health workers for health systems resilience during COVID-19: protocol for qualitative evidence synthesis

Analysis and evaluation of the thermal performance of combinations of suits and life jackets in water

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