Titre : | Longitudinal outcomes of a smartphone application to prevent drug use among Hispanic youth (2021) |
Auteurs : | T. M. SCHWINN ; L. FANG ; J. HOPKINS ; A. R. PACHECO |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.82, n°5, September 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | 668-677 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS ; PORTO RICOThésaurus mots-clés TELEPHONE MOBILE ; ADOLESCENT ; JEUNE ; ETHNIE ; ETUDE LONGITUDINALE ; PREVENTION ; COMPETENCES PSYCHOSOCIALES ; ALCOOL ; TABAC ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; EFFICACITE |
Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE: This trial tested the efficacy of a smartphone application (app) designed to prevent drug use among Hispanic youth.
METHOD: Participants were recruited through online advertising and youth service agencies. The baseline sample (N = 644) had a mean age of 14.1 years, was primarily female (60%), and resided in 31 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Youth assented to study participation and received parental permission to participate. Youth were randomly assigned to an intervention arm or a measurement-only control arm. Intervention-arm youth completed 10 prevention program sessions via a smartphone app. Following intervention delivery, all youth completed posttest and 1-, 2-, and 3-year follow-up measures. RESULTS: Analyzed within an Arm by Time interaction model, follow-up data showed that compared with control-arm youth, intervention-arm youth reported (a) less increase in alcohol use from baseline to 2-year follow-up; (b) less increase in marijuana use from baseline to 2- and 3-year follow-ups; and (c) less increase in polydrug use from baseline to 1-, 2-, and 3-year follow-ups. Compared with youth in the control arm, intervention-arm youth reported (a) less depressed mood and improved skills for refusing offers of alcohol and tobacco at posttest; (b) higher self-efficacy and social self-efficacy at 1-, 2-, and 3-year follow-ups; (c) improved skills for refusing offers of marijuana at 2- and 3-year follow-ups; (d) higher media literacy at 2- and 3-year follow-ups; and (e) better coping skills at 3-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: These longitudinal findings suggest that Hispanic youth can profit from tailored, skills-based content delivered via a smartphone app to prevent drug use. |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Affiliation : |
Columbia School of Social Work, New York, New York, USA Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Catalyst Advisors, New York, New York, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
Lien : | https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.668 |
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