Trial reportPsychosomatic medicine2009
A randomized controlled trial of Familias Unidas for Hispanic adolescents with behavior problems.
Trial report in Psychosomatic medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
108 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- ¿Está disponible en español? A Systematic Review of Preventive Parenting Interventions Delivered in a Language Other Than English in the United States.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Family-Involved Interventions in Reducing Co-Occurring Alcohol Use and Mental Health Problems in Young People Aged 12-17: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Theories of Change and Mediators of Psychotherapy Effectiveness in Adolescents With Externalising Behaviours: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Family-based prevention programmes for alcohol use in young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- 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
- For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Pooled it
- Effective Parenting Interventions to Reduce Youth Substance Use: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- A component-centered meta-analysis of family-based prevention programs for adolescent substance use.Clinical psychology review · 2016Pooled it
- Culturally Grounded Prevention for Minority Youth Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature.The journal of primary prevention · 2016Pooled it
- A systematic review of effective interventions for reducing multiple health risk behaviors in adolescence.American journal of public health · 2014Pooled it
- Mentoring adolescents to prevent drug and alcohol use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Trial
- Familias con Orgullo: Pilot Study of a Family Intervention for Latinx Sexual Minority Youth to Prevent Drug Use, Sexual Risk Behavior, and Depressive Symptoms.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- The Intergenerational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Hispanic Families: The Mediational Roles of Parental Depression and Parent-Adolescent Communication.Family process · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of a Family-Based Intervention for HIV Prevention with Hispanic Adolescents with Same Gender Sexual Behaviors.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Trial
- eHealth Familias Unidas: Efficacy Trial of an Evidence-Based Intervention Adapted for Use on the Internet with Hispanic Families.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Trial
- Predictors of Participation in an eHealth, Family-Based Preventive Intervention for Hispanic Youth.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Trial
- Effect of Middle School Interventions on Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents: Five-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA psychiatry · 2018Trial
- Can a Parenting Intervention to Prevent Early Conduct Problems Interrupt Girls' Risk for Intimate Partner Violence 10 Years Later?Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Trial
48 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
9 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of Familias Unidas, a Hispanic-specific, parent-centered intervention, in preventing/reducing adolescent substance use, unsafe sexual behavior, and externalizing disorders.
methodsA total of 213 8th grade Hispanic adolescents with behavior problems and their primary caregivers were assigned randomly to one of two conditions: Familias Unidas or Community Control. Participants were assessed at baseline and at 6, 18, and 30 months post baseline.
resultsResults showed that, relative to a Community Control condition, Familias Unidas was efficacious in preventing or reducing externalizing disorders, preventing and reducing substance use, and in reducing unsafe sexual behavior. The effects of Familias Unidas on these outcomes were partially mediated by improvements in family functioning.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that parent-centered intervention is an efficacious strategy for preventing/reducing specific health risk behaviors in Hispanic adolescents with behavior problems.
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