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SynthesisPediatrics2011

Interventions to improve parental communication about sex: a systematic review.

Aletha Y Akers, Cynthia L Holland, James Bost

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Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
19.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 152 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Parents Benefit Too!Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2015
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  12. The impact of parent involvement in an effective adolescent risk reduction intervention on sexual risk communication and adolescent outcomes.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2014
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  15. Moderation and mediation of an effective HIV risk-reduction intervention for South African adolescents.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aletha Y AkersDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. aakers@mail.magee.edu
Cynthia L Holland
James Bost
Magee-Womens Hospital · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstitutionKL2RR024154 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2006 to 2011
$22.2M
NCRR NIH HHS 1 KL2 RR024154-01NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR024154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextThe relative effectiveness of interventions to improve parental communication with adolescents about sex is not known.

objectiveTo compare the effectiveness and methodologic quality of interventions for improving parental communication with adolescents about sex.

methodsWe searched 6 databases: OVID/Medline, PsychInfo, ERIC, Cochrane Review, Communication and Mass Media, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. We included studies published between 1980 and July 2010 in peer-reviewed English-language journals that targeted US parents of adolescents aged 11 to 18 years, used an experimental or quasi-experimental design, included a control group, and had a pretest/posttest design. We abstracted data on multiple communication outcomes defined by the integrative conceptual model (communication frequency, content, skills, intentions, self-efficacy, perceived environmental barriers/facilitators, perceived social norms, attitudes, outcome expectations, knowledge, and beliefs). Methodologic quality was assessed using the 11-item methodologic quality score.

resultsTwelve studies met inclusion criteria. Compared with controls, parents who participated in these interventions experienced improvements in multiple communication domains including the frequency, quality, intentions, comfort, and self-efficacy for communicating. We noted no effects on parental attitudes toward communicating or the outcomes they expected to occur as a result of communicating. Four studies were of high quality, 7 were of medium quality, and 1 was of lower quality.

conclusionsOur review was limited by the lack of standardized measures for assessing parental communication. Still, interventions for improving parent-adolescent sex communication are well designed and have some targeted effects. Wider dissemination could augment efforts by schools, clinicians, and health educators.

Indexed as

Adolescent BehaviorParent-Child RelationsSexual BehaviorAdolescentAdolescent Health ServicesChildHumansRisk AssessmentUnited States

Identifiers

PMID21321027
PMCPMC3065139
OpenAlexW2127720884

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