Trial reportBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2002
Health promotion for adolescents in primary care: randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.
- Examining subgroup effects by socioeconomic status of public health interventions targeting multiple risk behaviour in adolescence.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Individual-, family-, and school-level interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Does screening for and intervening with multiple health compromising behaviours and mental health disorders amongst young people attending primary care improve health outcomes? A systematic review.BMC family practice · 2016Pooled it
- Electronic Health Risk Behavior Screening With Integrated Feedback Among Adolescents in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Effect of Electronic Screening With Personalized Feedback on Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors in a Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2019Trial
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- A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: health service outcomes from a randomised controlled trial of mobiletype.BMC family practice · 2013Trial
- Responding to pediatric providers' perceived barriers to adolescent weight management.Clinical pediatrics · 2012Trial
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- A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: a randomised controlled trial.BMC family practice · 2011Trial
- Effectiveness of school-based mental health programs on mental health among adolescents.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Adolescents with Depression and Suicide Related Behaviors in Low and Middle Income Countries.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- YouthCHAT as a Primary Care E-Screening Tool for Mental Health Issues Among Te Tai Tokerau Youth: Protocol for a Co-Design Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Association Between Adolescent Preventive Care and the Role of the Affordable Care Act.JAMA pediatrics · 2018Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of the provision of a youth-friendly health services programme in rural South Africa.BMC health services research · 2014Article
- A review of generalist and specialist community health workers for delivering adolescent health services in sub-Saharan Africa.Human resources for health · 2013Review
- Clinical approaches to improving alcohol education and counseling in adolescents and young adults.Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews · 2011Review
- Barriers to a healthy lifestyle among obese adolescents: a qualitative study from Iran.International journal of public health · 2011Article
- Clinically significant depressive symptoms in African American adolescent females in an urban reproductive health clinic.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2010Article
- A process evaluation of the scale up of a youth-friendly health services initiative in northern Tanzania.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2010Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of inviting teenagers to general practice consultations to discuss health behaviour concerns and appropriate follow up care.
designRandomised controlled trial, with participants randomised to a consultation (intervention) or usual care (control). Questionnaires completed at baseline, 3 months, and 12 months.
settingEight general practices in Hertfordshire, England.
participants1516 teenagers aged 14-15 years.
interventionConsultations with practice nurses to discuss health concerns and develop plans for healthier lifestyles.
main outcome measuresMental and physical health, "stage of change" for health related behaviour, and use of health services.
resultsAt baseline 970 teenagers completed questionnaires; 23% smoked, 35% had been drunk in the previous three months, 64% considered they ate unhealthily, 39% took little exercise, and 36% had possible depression. 41% (304) of teenagers invited attended for a consultation; over one third (112) were offered follow up care. More intervention group teenagers reported positive movement in stage of change for diet and exercise and in at least one of four behaviours (diet, exercise, smoking, drinking alcohol) at 3 months (41% v 31%, P<0.01), but this did not persist at 12 months. There was marginally more positive change in actual behaviour by intervention teenagers at 3 months (16% v 12%, P=0.06). Recognition of possible depression resulted in improved mental health outcomes at 3 and 12 months. 97% of attenders said they would recommend the intervention to a friend.
conclusionsChange in behaviour was slight but encouraging, and the intervention was well received and relatively cheap.
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