Engaging Parents to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use

A Randomized Controlled Trial

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11028056
AutoresPeter Bergman (0000-0003-3306-3713, Peter Bergman is with Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, and Mitchell D. Wong are with the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.), Rebecca N Dudovitz (0000-0001-9457-0562, Peter Bergman is with Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, and Mitchell D. Wong are with the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.), Kulwant K Dosanjh (0000-0001-8922-6257, Peter Bergman is with Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, and Mitchell D. Wong are with the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.), Michael D Wong (0000-0002-4800-8410, Peter Bergman is with Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, and Mitchell D. Wong are with the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.), Mitchell D Wong
Ano2019
Volume109
Fascículo10
Páginas1455-1461
Data de publicação2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2019.305240
PMID31415193
OpenAlexW2968237629
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas19

Objectives. To test whether providing information to parents about their child’s academic performance and behavior in school will lead to lower rates of adolescent substance use. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial in Los Angeles, California. We enrolled 318 seventh graders and their parents in 2014 and collected data through 2016. Half of the participants had parents with income less than $15 000, and 81% were Latino. During this intervention, Linking Information and Families Together, we sent parents weekly text messages, telephone calls, or e-mails about missed assignments, grades, and behavior. Parents reported their monitoring and parenting self-efficacy; students reported their use and intentions to use alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. Results. By the end of eighth grade, lifetime use of alcohol or marijuana was 18.2% in the control group and 10.2% in the intervention group (P = .02). Parenting self-efficacy, parent–child relationship, and student’s grades were similar between groups. Conclusions. The intervention successfully reduced adolescent alcohol and marijuana initiation between grades 7 and 8. The intervention cost $15 per student per year but could be automated, reducing the marginal cost toward zero. The intervention holds promise as a scalable and innovative approach to reducing substance use. Trial Registration. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02129153

Brief intervention · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling) · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Substance use · Test (biology) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects