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Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2017

A group-based motivational interviewing brief intervention to reduce substance use and sexual risk behavior among homeless young adults.

Joan S Tucker, Elizabeth J D'Amico, Brett A Ewing, Jeremy N V Miles, Eric R Pedersen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Complex solutions for a complex problem: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of multiple-behavior interventions on change in outcomes related to HIV.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2021
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  7. More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020
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  19. Group motivational interviewing for homeless young adults: Associations of change talk with substance use and sexual risk behavior.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Joan S TuckerRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, United States. Electronic address: jtucker@rand.org.
Elizabeth J D'AmicoRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, United States.
Brett A EwingRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, United States.
Jeremy N V MilesRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, United States.
Eric R PedersenRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, United States.

Funding

Brief AOD Use and Sexual Risk Reduction Group MI Intervention for Homeless YouthR34DA034813 · NIDA · RAND CORPORATION · PI TUCKER, JOAN S · 2013 to 2016
$766k
NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA034813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homeless young adults ages 18-25 exhibit high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, and sexual risk behaviors such as unprotected sex. Yet few programs exist for this population that are both effective and can be easily incorporated into settings serving this population. This pilot cluster cross-over randomized controlled trial evaluates AWARE, a voluntary four session group-based motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to reduce AOD use and sexual risk behavior. We evaluated AWARE with 200 homeless young adults using drop-in center services in Los Angeles County (mean age=21.8years; 73% male; 79% heterosexual; 31% non-Hispanic White, 25% African American, 24% Hispanic, 21% multiracial/other). Surveys were completed at baseline and three months after program completion. Retention in the AWARE program was excellent (79% attended multiple sessions) and participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the program. AWARE participants self-reported positive change in their past 3month and past 30day alcohol use (ps≤0.05), motivation to change drug use (ps<0.05), and condom use self-efficacy (p=0.05) compared to the control group. Among those with multiple sex partners, AWARE participants showed a decrease in unprotected sexual events (p<0.05), whereas the control group did not. Results from this pilot evaluation are promising, suggesting that a brief group-MI risk reduction intervention can be effective in helping homeless young adults make positive changes in their alcohol and condom use. Further work is needed to more fully evaluate the efficacy of AWARE on AOD behavior and sexual risk behavior outcomes.

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Ill-Housed PersonsAge FactorsAlcoholismCondomsCross-Over StudiesEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleMotivational InterviewingPilot ProjectsSelf EfficacySelf ReportSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnsafe SexAlcoholCondom useDrug useHomeless youthMotivational interviewing

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PMID28340904
PMCPMC5396394

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