After the party's over: evaluation of a drinking and driving prevention program.
This study evaluated a neuroscience nursing community outreach program titled, "After the Party's Over," focused on teenage drinking and driving prevention. The program consisted of a 20-minute slide presentation with contemporary music and narration that depicted graphic pictures of actual patients who sustained severe head and spinal cord injuries (SCIs) as a result of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). A convenience sample of 274 high school drivers' education students was obtained. A Likert-type scale that measured reported behaviors was administered immediately before and after the program and one month after program completion. Results indicated a significant change in reported driving behavior of teenagers who participated in this program.
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Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond 23298, USA.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000517:prevention & control; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control