The correlation found can be used to guide future interventions with these patients, but the relation should be studied deeper for directional search, if is proved that DM self -
efficacy beliefs enhance active coping; self - efficacy based interventions should be promote.
The focus now has to be on knowledge translation, including identifying effective ways to counteract parents» commonly held
belief that childhood injuries are «accidents ’38 and to
enhance their motivation for and self
efficacy beliefs that they can more closely supervise their children.35 Extending these programs to address supervision by siblings is also important given this is a common occurrence and these supervisory practices elevate risk of injury to young children (Morrongiello BA, Schell S, Schmidt S, unpublished data, 2010).