The influence of a family program on adolescent tobacco and alcohol use.
Am J Public Health
; 91(4): 604-10, 2001 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-11291373
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study examined a family-directed program's effectiveness in preventing adolescent tobacco and alcohol use in a general population.METHODS:
Adolescents aged 12 to 14 years and their families were identified by random-digit dialing throughout the contiguous United States. After providing baseline data by telephone interviews, they were randomly allocated to receive or not receive a family-directed program featuring mailed booklets and telephone contacts by health educators. Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted 3 and 12 months after program completion.RESULTS:
The findings suggested that smoking onset was reduced by 16.4% at 1 year, with a 25.0% reduction for non-Hispanic Whites but no statistically significant program effect for other races/ethnicities. There were no statistically significant program effects for smokeless tobacco or alcohol use onset.CONCLUSIONS:
The family-directed program was associated with reduced smoking onset for non-Hispanic Whites, suggesting that it is worthy of further application, development, and evaluation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Problema de salud:
2_sustancias_psicoativas
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8_alcohol
Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Salud de la Familia
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Prevención del Hábito de Fumar
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Promoción de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos