Efficacy of educational interventions on the prevention of alcohol use in adolescents

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Rojas Collado MJ. Eficacia de intervenciones educativas en la prevención del consumo de alcohol en adolescentes. Metas Enferm jun 2018; 21(5):10-6.

Authors

Mª Josefa Rojas Collado

Position

Máster en Integración en Cuidados y Resolución de Problemas Clínicos en Enfermería. Enfermera. Hospital San Agustín. Linares (Jaén)

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Mª Josefa Rojas Collado. C/ Navillas, 23-1º. 23240 Navas de San Juan (Jaén).

Contact email: frojascollado@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the efficacy of educational interventions on the prevention of alcohol use in adolescents.
Method: a systematic review without meta-analysis on national (Cuiden) and international (Pubmed, Cinahl and PsycInfo) databases, through a search strategy intended to find a balance between sensitivity and specificity. Data analysis was conducted through vote count and sign test.
Results: in total, 371 studies were reviewed; of these, 25 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included. It was found that a statistically superior number of studies demonstrated that educational interventions had a significantly beneficial impact on the prevention of alcohol use in adolescents, than the number of studies where no statistical association was found between both variables, or that demonstrated no benefit with the intervention. Those interventions demonstrating benefit in RCTs were mostly educational, with a group strategy, and medium or high intensity (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: group educational interventions with medium or high intensity showed efficacy in the prevention of alcohol use in adolescents, regardless of the contents of said interventions.

Keywords:

adolescent; use of alcoholic drinks; primary prevention; health education

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Eficacia de intervenciones educativas en la prevención del consumo de alcohol en adolescentes

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