Komro Kelli A, Perry Cheryl L, Veblen-Mortenson Sara, Bosma Linda M, Dudovitz Bonnie S, Williams Carolyn L, Jones-Webb Rhonda, Toomey Traci L
University of Minnesota-Epidemiology, 1300 S. 2nd St., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2004 Sep;29(6):457-66. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsh049.
Summarizes the research and intervention design of a new trial to evaluate an adaptation of Project Northland, a multicomponent, community-wide alcohol prevention program for culturally diverse youth living in a large city. The original Project Northland was successful in reducing alcohol use among a sample of mostly White, rural adolescents.
We highlight the steps taken to adapt the intervention strategies for culturally diverse inner-city youth, families, and neighborhoods. The research design is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the adapted Project Northland for reducing the early onset and prevalence of alcohol use among young urban adolescents.
The information gained from this trial, including the process of adaptation of prevention strategies, will be beneficial for alcohol-use prevention efforts within diverse urban communities across the country.
总结一项新试验的研究与干预设计,该试验旨在评估对“北国计划”的一种改编方案,“北国计划”是一项针对居住在大城市的文化多元青少年的多成分、全社区范围的酒精预防项目。最初的“北国计划”成功减少了主要为白人的农村青少年样本中的酒精使用情况。
我们重点介绍为使干预策略适用于文化多元的市中心青少年、家庭和社区所采取的步骤。研究设计为一项随机对照试验,以评估改编后的“北国计划”在减少城市青少年酒精使用的早期开始情况和流行率方面的有效性。
从该试验中获得的信息,包括预防策略的改编过程,将有利于全国不同城市社区的酒精使用预防工作。