title: Involving the target population and their providers in evaluation of substance abuse videos.
abstract: Substance abuse prevention and case finding are serious challenges to nurses who care for pregnant women and their infants. Audiovisual media can be useful in helping these nurses and their patients. This article discusses the insights of pregnant, low-income, minority women and their health care providers regarding selected substance abuse prevention videos. Focus group sessions were used to elicit valuable information, not only about reactions to substance abuse media but on their use in facilitating communication between patients and providers. Through this process, collaborative relationships were fostered among pregnant inner-city women, nurse clinicians, and nursing faculty, all of whom share a concern about substance abuse and an interest in working together to combat the problem.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reiskin
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lindenberg
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000592:standards*