Effect of Middle School Interventions on Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents

Gonzales, Nancy A.; Jensen, Michaeline; Tein, Jenn Yun; Wong, Jessie J.; Dumka, Larry E.; Mauricio, Anne M.

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0058

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“…Given the costs stemming from high alcohol consumption, the workplace may be an appropriate setting for preventive strategies. However, previous studies often focused on young adults in school-based settings [ 13 , 14 ], and workplace-based prevention programs have solely been conducted outside of Sweden [ 5 , 15 - 17 ].…”

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Effectiveness of Combining Organizational Alcohol Policy and Skills Training for Managers to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Swedish Workplaces: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Study

Elling¹,

Wilson²,

Carlbring³

et al. 2020

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background High alcohol consumption poses risks to individual health and society. Previous alcohol interventions have mainly focused on high-risk consumers or young adults in school-based settings. Since the majority of the adult population is in the workforce, the workplace can be considered a favorable arena for implementing interventions. Objective This protocol describes a project aimed at increasing knowledge of the effectiveness of combining the implementation of an organizational alcohol policy with skills training for managers as a workplace alcohol prevention program, by evaluating the intervention and exploring managers’ perceptions of the intervention. Methods Organizations with at least 100 employees were invited to take part in the project. A total of 11 organizations (744 managers and 11,761 employees) were included in the project. Data are collected through self-administered online surveys at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. The primary outcome is managers’ inclination to initiate an early alcohol intervention (eg, by initiating a dialogue) when concern regarding employees’ hazardous alcohol consumption arises. The secondary outcomes of interest are managers’ and employees’ organizational alcohol policy knowledge and changes in alcohol consumption, as measured using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) score. A linear mixed-model framework will be used to model variability on different levels. Primary analysis will follow an intention-to-treat approach. Additionally, managers’ responses from semistructured interviews will be analyzed using thematic analysis to explore managers’ experiences regarding the prevention program. Results This study is ongoing. The overall study start was on January 2018, and the study is planned to end in December 2020. Baseline and 12-month follow-up measurements have been collected. Conclusions This project is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an alcohol prevention program regarding higher inclination to initiate early alcohol interventions after policy implementation and skills training among managers, compared to the usual practices in the workplace. The results from this study can contribute to increased knowledge about alcohol interventions and future prevention programs in the workplace. Trial Registration ISRCTN17250048; http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN17250048 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/17145

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Effectiveness of Combining Organizational Alcohol Policy and Skills Training for Managers to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Swedish Workplaces: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Study

Elling¹,

Wilson²,

Carlbring³

et al. 2020

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…Our findings suggest that the greatest promise for school SBIRT may be preventive‐providing students clear advice, accurate information and a respected adult who they can return to for questions or problems should they arise. The effectiveness of universal group‐based substance use prevention programs in schools has been demonstrated previously . A future study could examine the effectiveness of school‐based SBIRT as an intervention to prevent substance use, particularly among MS students.…”

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Student Experience of School Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Chadi

Levy

Wisk

et al. 2020

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a clinical guideline that can help delay, prevent or reduce substance use behaviors in youth. We aimed to describe the experiences of middle and high school (MS and HS) students attending a school with an SBIRT program. METHODS:This was a survey study conducted in 2 school districts that implemented SBIRT programs prior to statewide roll-out of mandatory school SBIRT in Massachusetts, in which students were asked about past-year substance use and then received brief counseling by a school professional. Students in grades that received SBIRT were subsequently invited to complete an electronic questionnaire about their SBIRT experience. RESULTS:A total of 890 students were included in the study (63.7% MS, 36.3% HS). Experiences of school SBIRT were predominantly positive: 74.0% of participants reported that the information received was useful. Students who reported having used substances were less likely to agree that ''schools should screen for substance use'' than students who did not report substance use (AOR: 0.39, 95%CI: 0.29-0.53). CONCLUSIONS:Most respondents found SBIRT of value, though students with past-year substance use were less positive about the experience. More research is needed to optimize SBIRT delivery in schools.Citation: Chadi N, Levy S, Wisk LE, Weitzman ER. Student experience of school screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.

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“…Bridges/Puentes ( Gonzales et al, 2018 ) emphasizes risk reduction (prevention) as well as positive youth development (promotion) in multiple domains (family, school, and peers) ( Koning et al, 2013 ); Hodder et al (2017a) used a pragmatic intervention to implement available programs and resources targeting individual and environmental ‘resilience’ protective factors.…”

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“…Diaz et al (2021) used the Primavera prevention program and showed that children from the control group were less likely to report current alcohol use at the end of the first year of the intervention. Gonzales et al (2018) used the Bridges/Puentes program, which significantly reduced the likelihood of developing an alcohol use disorder five years later. The results of Kulis et al (2020) ( Mantente REAL prevention program) showed relatively less frequent use of alcohol, and higher risk students reported relative reductions in the frequency of alcohol use, especially males.…”

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Prevention of Alcohol Consumption Programs for Children and Youth: A Narrative and Critical Review of Recent Publications

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BackgroundYouth substance use is a public health problem globally, where alcohol is one of the drugs most consumed by children, and youth prevention is the best intervention for drug abuse.ObjectiveReview the latest evidence of alcohol use prevention programs in empirical research, oriented to all fields of action among children and youth.MethodsA narrative and critical review was carried out within international databases (PsychInfo, Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus) in August 2021 and was limited to empirical studies that appeared in the last five years (2017–2021). A flow diagram was used according to the PRISMA statements. Empirical research articles in English with RCTs and quasi-experimental design that included alcohol, children, and young people up to 19 years of age (universal, selective, or indicated programs) were included. The authors examined the results and conceptual frameworks of the Prevention programs by fields of action.ResultsTwenty-two articles were found from four fields of action: school (16), family (2), community (2), and web-based (2), representing 16 alcohol prevention programs. School-based alcohol prevention programs are clinically relevant [Theory of Planned Behavior, Refuse, Remove, Reasons, Preventure, The GOOD Life, Mantente REAL, Motivational Interviewing (BIMI), Primavera, Fresh Start, Bridges/Puentes], they are effective in increasing attitudes and intentions toward alcohol prevention behavior, while decreasing social norms and acceptance of alcohol, reducing intoxication, and increasing perceptions with regards to the negative consequences of drinking.DiscussionThis narrative and critical review provides an updated synthesis of the evidence for prevention programs in the school, family, community, and web-based fields of action, where a more significant number of programs exist that are applied within schools and for which would have greater clinical relevance. However, the prevention programs utilized in the other fields of action require further investigation.

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Effect of Middle School Interventions on Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents

Abstract: Study results support an association between a universal middle school intervention and alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorders among Mexican American high school students and implementation of universal middle school interventions to reach Latino communities.

Cited by 16 publications

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Effectiveness of Combining Organizational Alcohol Policy and Skills Training for Managers to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Swedish Workplaces: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Study

Effectiveness of Combining Organizational Alcohol Policy and Skills Training for Managers to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Swedish Workplaces: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Study

Student Experience of School Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Prevention of Alcohol Consumption Programs for Children and Youth: A Narrative and Critical Review of Recent Publications

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