The strong African American families-teen trial: rationale, design, engagement processes, and family-specific effects.
Prev Sci
; 13(2): 206-17, 2012 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22124939
ABSTRACT
This study addresses two limitations in the literature on family-centered intervention programs for adolescents ruling out nonspecific factors that may explain program effects and engaging parents into prevention programs. The Rural African American Families Health project is a randomized, attention-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of the Strong African American Families-Teen (SAAF-T) program, a family-centered risk-reduction intervention for rural African American adolescents. Rural African American families (n = 502) with a 10th-grade student were assigned randomly to receive SAAF-T or a similarly structured, family-centered program that focused on health and nutrition. Families participated in audio computer-assisted self-interviews at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Program implementation procedures yielded a design with equivalent doses, five sessions of family-centered intervention programming for families in each condition. Of eligible families screened for participation, 76% attended four or five sessions of the program. Consistent with our primary hypotheses, SAAF-T youth, compared to attention-control youth, demonstrated higher levels of protective family management skills, a finding that cannot be attributed to nonspecific factors such as aggregating families in a structured, interactive setting.
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Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Família
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Relação entre Gerações
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article