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ArticlePloS one2021

Validation of the European Drug Addiction Prevention Trial Questionnaire (EU-Dap) for substance use screening and to assess risk and protective factors among early adolescents in Chile.

Saray Ramírez, Sofía Gana, María Inés Godoy, Daniela Valenzuela, Ricardo Araya, Jorge Gaete

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06420544 (Japi), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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NCT06420544 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Japi: Cognitive, Emotional and Social Stimulation for Preschool Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de los Andes, ChileRan2024 to 2024Enrolled120ConditionsBehavioral Problem of ChildArmsJAPI: Cognitive, Emotional and Social Stimulation for Preschool Children
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Saray RamírezResearch Center for Students Mental Health (ISME), Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-8367-2229
Sofía GanaResearch Center for Students Mental Health (ISME), Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-5249-0505
María Inés GodoyDepartment of Educational Assessment, Measurement and Registry, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Daniela ValenzuelaDepartment of Psychology INVEST Research Flagship, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Ricardo ArayaDepartment of Health Service & Population Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, David Goldberg Centre, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom.
Jorge GaeteResearch Center for Students Mental Health (ISME), Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6650-6018

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubstance use is highly prevalent among Chilean adolescents, and the damage it causes at the neurobiological, psychological, and social levels is known. However, there are no validated screening instruments that also assess risk and protective factors for this population in Chile, which is essential for evaluating future prevention interventions.

objectiveTo determine the psychometric properties of the European Drug Addiction Prevention Trial Questionnaire (EU-Dap) questionnaire.

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in 13 schools in the city of Santiago de Chile. The sample included 2261 adolescents ranging from 10 to 14 years old. Linguistic and cultural adaptation was assessed using focus groups with adolescents, the construct validity was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis, and measures of its reliability were also determined. Furthermore, the associations regarding risk and protective factors with substance use were explored.

resultsSubstance use questions were well understood and seemed to adequately capture the consumption of different drugs. Regarding the subscales of risk and protective factors, the analyses showed that most subscales had good psychometric properties, and few needed some degree of improvement (e.g., some items were removed). After the changes, most final subscales had good or adequate goodness of fit adjustments and good or acceptable internal consistency. Finally, the main associated factors with the substance use outcomes were: future substance use and school bonding for tobacco use; negative beliefs about alcohol, future substance use, school bonding and refusal skills for alcohol use; and negative beliefs about marihuana, positive attitudes towards drugs, risk perception, and substance abuse index for marihuana use. Normative beliefs increased the risk for all substances use.

conclusionsThe current findings suggest that the EU-Dap is a valid and reliable instrument, and it may help to evaluate the effectiveness of drug use prevention interventions.

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Mass ScreeningProtective FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentChildChileCultureEuropeFemaleHumansLinguisticsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsRisk Factors

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PMID34634082
PMCPMC8504767

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