TY - JOUR
T1 - A Family-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention
T2 - Crossover Effects on Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors
AU - Fernandez, Alejandra
AU - Lozano, Alyssa
AU - Lee, Tae Kyoung
AU - Estrada, Yannine
AU - Messiah, Sarah E.
AU - Prado, Guillermo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Society for Prevention Research.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - This study examined the efficacy of a healthy lifestyle family-based intervention in reducing substance use and sexual risk behaviors compared with prevention as usual over 24 months in Hispanic adolescents. Participants were overweight/obese Hispanic adolescents (N = 280; M age 13.01; SD =.82) in the 7th/8th grade and their primary caregivers. Participants were randomized to either the healthy lifestyle family-based intervention or to the control condition (i.e., referral to community services offered for overweight and/or obese adolescents and their families). Outcomes included adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. Intervention effects were found for adolescent alcohol (b = − 0.37, 95% CI = [− 0.49, − 0.26]), marijuana (b = − 1.00, CI = [− 1.22, − 0.78]), and non-prescription drug use (b = − 3.77, CI = [− 6.49, − 1.05]) over 24 months. No significant intervention effects were found for adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Findings suggest that Familias Unidas for Health and Wellness reduces adolescent alcohol, marijuana, and non-prescription drug use across time. ClinicalTrials.gov
AB - This study examined the efficacy of a healthy lifestyle family-based intervention in reducing substance use and sexual risk behaviors compared with prevention as usual over 24 months in Hispanic adolescents. Participants were overweight/obese Hispanic adolescents (N = 280; M age 13.01; SD =.82) in the 7th/8th grade and their primary caregivers. Participants were randomized to either the healthy lifestyle family-based intervention or to the control condition (i.e., referral to community services offered for overweight and/or obese adolescents and their families). Outcomes included adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. Intervention effects were found for adolescent alcohol (b = − 0.37, 95% CI = [− 0.49, − 0.26]), marijuana (b = − 1.00, CI = [− 1.22, − 0.78]), and non-prescription drug use (b = − 3.77, CI = [− 6.49, − 1.05]) over 24 months. No significant intervention effects were found for adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Findings suggest that Familias Unidas for Health and Wellness reduces adolescent alcohol, marijuana, and non-prescription drug use across time. ClinicalTrials.gov
KW - Adolescents
KW - Family-based intervention
KW - Obesity
KW - Sexual risk behaviors
KW - Substance use
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85102438768
U2 - 10.1007/s11121-021-01220-z
DO - 10.1007/s11121-021-01220-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 33689118
AN - SCOPUS:85102438768
SN - 1389-4986
VL - 22
SP - 602
EP - 608
JO - Prevention Science
JF - Prevention Science
IS - 5
ER -
