ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2009
Brief intervention addressing excessive cannabis use in young people consulting their GP: a pilot study.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03817255 (Identification of Excessive Substance Use to Encourage Behaviour Change Among Young People in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Identification of Excessive Substance Use to Encourage Behaviour Change Among Young People in Primary Care: Pilot Study in Preparation for a Randomized Trial
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Effectiveness of training family physicians to deliver a brief intervention to address excessive substance use among young patients: a cluster randomized controlled trial.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014Trial
- A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a brief cannabis universal prevention program among adolescents in primary care.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Trial
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- Computer and therapist based brief interventions among cannabis-using adolescents presenting to primary care: one year outcomes.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2013Trial
- Detection of vaping, cannabis use, and hazardous prescription opioid use among adolescents.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2022Review
- Blackouts among male and female youth seeking emergency department care.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2018Article
- Latent class analysis of substance use among adolescents presenting to urban primary care clinics.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2014Article
- [Managing the use of cannabis in a young population in primary care].Atencion primaria · 2011Article
- Screening and prevention in Swiss primary care: a systematic review.International journal of general medicine · 2011Article
- Cannabis and risk.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhen excessive cannabis consumption occurs in adolescence, the adverse consequences extend into adulthood. Interventions by GPs are effective in preventing harm associated with alcohol use. Similar interventions have potential in addressing cannabis use.
aimTo develop and pilot test a brief intervention targeting excessive cannabis use (defined as > or = 1x/week) in young people in primary care. DESIGN OF THE STUDY: Pilot intervention trial.
settingSeven family practices in Switzerland.
methodThe team collaborated with GPs and young people to develop the intervention. Seven GPs piloted its use in their consultations. Patients aged 15 to 24 years consulting for any health problem were recruited before the consultation. Cannabis use, other substance use, and their psychosocial correlates were assessed with a short confidential questionnaire administered before the consultation and 1 month later. GPs, staff, and patients were asked to comment on the study and its feasibility.
resultsOf 81 young people invited to participate, 78 (70% female) agreed (participation rate: 96%). One in seven (13.2%, 95% confidence interval = 7.5% to 18.9%) used cannabis at least once a week. Data at 1 month were available for 42% who had provided email contact details and 91% of those who had provided their mobile phone number (63% overall). In most cases, the intervention lasted no more than 5 minutes. Comments from participants added favourable data towards the feasibility of the study.
conclusionThis pilot study provides a solid base on which to build a randomised trial of a brief intervention addressing cannabis use in young people consulting in family practice.
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