Using a theoretical approach to predict college students' non-medical use of prescription drugs - a survival analysis.
J Am Coll Health
; 69(5): 470-477, 2021 07.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31662045
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study assesses students' non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) from college entrance to graduation, and examines factors that predict NMUPD.Participants:
The study was conducted between May 2011 and September 2015 with 338 students.Methods:
Longitudinal cohort study design was used to examine NMUPD across time, and NMUPD-related attitudes and subjective norms. Five yearly interviews were conducted to collect data. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to examine time to NMUPD.Results:
Thirty-five percent of study participants reported NMUPD; the majority of those initiated non-medical use before their third year in college. Analyses indicated that more positive attitudes towards NMUPD (HR = 1.73, p < 0.001), increased subjective norms regarding NMUPD (HR = 1.01, p < 0.01), and gender (male) (HR= 1.89, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with sooner NMUPD.Conclusions:
Findings suggest that NMUPD prevention efforts that target mutable factors such as attitudes and subjective norms should be implemented early during students' college careers.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Uso Indevido de Medicamentos sob Prescrição
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article