Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Prev Sci. 2021 Oct;22(7):880-890. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01242-7. Epub 2021 Apr 14.
Previous studies have shown that engagement strategies can help increase enrollment and initiation of families in evidence-based preventive programs under natural service delivery settings. However, little is known about factors that predict completion of these engagement strategies. This study aimed to examine predictors (i.e., perceived need, perceived barriers, and sociocultural context) of caregiver participation in an evidence-based engagement call strategy. This call was expected to increase initiation into a school-based, family-focused prevention program. In addition, this study examined engagement call completion as a predictor of program initiation among already enrolled families. Participants included ethnically diverse families recruited from three Title I schools (n = 413) who were randomized to receive the prevention program. Results showed that interparental conflict-an indicator of perceived need-was associated with an increased likelihood of completing the engagement call. Furthermore, caregivers from low-socioeconomic status (SES), foreign-born, Spanish-speaking, Hispanic families were more likely to complete the call relative to those from low- and mid-SES, US born, English-speaking, ethnically diverse families. Importantly, engagement call completion was associated with an increased likelihood of program initiation. These findings provide limited support that families with higher perceived needs are more likely to participate in an evidence-based engagement call strategy. Results suggested that the call strategy provides a promising way to reduce attrition from family prevention programs, which is commonly observed between enrollment and initiation. Project Number: R01 DA035855; Date of Registration: 06/15/2014.
先前的研究表明，参与策略可以帮助在自然服务提供环境下增加家庭参与基于证据的预防计划的入学率和启动率。然而，对于预测这些参与策略完成的因素知之甚少。本研究旨在研究照顾者参与基于证据的参与电话策略的预测因素（即感知需求、感知障碍和社会文化背景）。这项电话咨询预计将增加学校为基础的、以家庭为中心的预防计划的启动率。此外，本研究还研究了参与电话咨询的完成情况，作为已注册家庭启动计划的预测因素。参与者包括从三所“Title I 学校”招募的具有不同种族的家庭（n=413），他们被随机分配接受预防计划。结果表明，父母间冲突（表示感知需求的一个指标）与完成参与电话咨询的可能性增加有关。此外，来自低社会经济地位（SES）、外国出生、讲西班牙语、西班牙裔家庭的照顾者比来自低和中 SES、美国出生、讲英语、种族多样化家庭的照顾者更有可能完成电话咨询。重要的是，参与电话咨询的完成情况与计划启动的可能性增加有关。这些发现为家庭感知需求较高更有可能参与基于证据的参与电话策略提供了有限的支持。结果表明，电话咨询策略为减少家庭预防计划的流失提供了一种有前途的方法，这种流失在入学和启动之间很常见。项目编号：R01 DA035855；注册日期：2014 年 6 月 15 日。
