TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Brief nurse consultations for preventing alcohol use among urban school youth
JO  - Journal of school health
A1  - Werch, C. E.
A1  - Carlson, J. M.
A1  - Pappas, D. M.
A1  - DiClemente, Carlo C.
SP  - 335
EP  - 338
VL  - 66
IS  - 9
N2  - This study examined the effects of brief nurse consultations in preventing alcohol use among inner-city youth. Participants included 138 sixth-eighth grade students attending an inner-city public school in Jacksonville, Florida. Subjects were randomly assigned by computer to either the intervention (STARS program) or a control group. Baseline and three-month post-tests were conducted at the target school site. A significant difference was found on heavy alcohol use with intervention subjects showing a reduction and control subjects an increase in heavy drinking (t = -2.33, 120df, p = .02). No differences were found between groups on other alcohol use measures. This study's findings indicate that a series of brief nurse consultations appear to reduce heavy alcohol consumption among urban school youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -