| Titre : | Effects of a school-based prevention program on European adolescents' patterns of alcohol use (2011) |
| Auteurs : | M. P. CARIA ; F. FAGGIANO ; R. BELLOCCO ; M. R. GALANTI |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Journal of Adolescent Health (Vol.48, n°2, February 2011) |
| Article en page(s) : | 182-188 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique EUROPEThésaurus mots-clés ADOLESCENT ; PREVENTION ; PROGRAMME ; ETUDE RANDOMISEE ; EVALUATION ; MILIEU SCOLAIRE |
| Résumé : |
Purpose: School-based substance abuse prevention programs are widespread but are rarely evaluated in Europe. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a new school-based prevention program against substance use on the frequency of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problem behaviors among European students.
Methods: During the school year 2004-2005, a total of 7,079 students aged 12-14 years from 143 schools in seven European countries participated in this cluster randomized controlled trial. Schools were randomly assigned to either control (65 schools, 3,532 students) or to a 12-session standardized program based on the comprehensive social influence model (78 schools, 3,547 students). Alcohol use and frequency of alcohol-related problem behaviors were investigated through a self-completed anonymous questionnaire at baseline and 18 months thereafter. The association between intervention and changes in alcohol-related outcomes was expressed as odds ratio (OR), estimated by multilevel regression model. Results: The preventive program was associated with a decreased risk of reporting alcohol-related problems (OR = .78, 95% confidence intervals [CI] = .63-.98), although this reduction was not statistically significant in the subgroup of 743 current drinkers at baseline. The risk for alcohol consumption was not modified by exposure to the program (OR = .93, 95% CI = .79-1.09). In the intervention group, nondrinkers and occasional drinkers at baseline progressed toward frequent drinking less often than in the control group. Conclusions: School curricula based on the comprehensive social-influence model can delay progression to frequent drinking and reduce occurrence of alcohol-related behavioral problems in European students. These results, albeit moderate, have potentially useful implications at the population level. |
| Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
| Refs biblio. : | 40 |
| Affiliation : | Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden |
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