@article{ref1,
title="An intervention for preventing alcohol use among inner-city middle school students",
journal="Archives of family medicine",
year="1996",
author="Werch, C. E. and Anzalone, D. M. and Brokiewicz, L. M. and Felker, J. and Carlson, J. M. and Castellon-Vogel, E. A.",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="146-152",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of a brief, school-based intervention for preventing alcohol use. DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized, control trial assigning inner-city public school students to an intervention program or a comparison program. PARTICIPANTS: Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in Jacksonville, Fla (N=104). INTERVENTIONS: Students assigned to the intervention program were given a self-instructional module and corresponding audiotape, a health consultation with a physician or nurse, and a follow-up consultation with a trained peer health model. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Alcohol consumption during the month after the intervention and students' assessments of the interventions were measured. RESULTS: Students' t tests showed participants were more satisfied with physician or nurse consultations than with peer consultations or the self-instructional module and audiotapes (P=.05). Analysis of covariance tests showed significant main effects for 30-day quantity of alcohol use (F=5.15, P=.02), with intervention students reporting less alcohol consumption at follow-up than comparison students, and for 30-day frequency of alcohol use (F=5.92,P=.01) with intervention students again showing less frequent use at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A multicomponent, school-based intervention using print and audiotape media, brief physician or nurse consultations, and follow-up peer contacts holds promise in altering short-term alcohol use and selected behavioral factors among inner-city youth.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-3987",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}