title: Brief nurse consultations for preventing alcohol use among urban school youth.
abstract: This study examined the effects of brief nurse consultations in preventing alcohol use among inner-city youth. Participants included 138 sixth-eighth grade students attending an inner-city public school in Jacksonville, Florida. Subjects were randomly assigned by computer to either the intervention (STARS program) or a control group. Baseline and three-month post-tests were conducted at the target school site. A significant difference was found on heavy alcohol use with intervention subjects showing a reduction and control subjects an increase in heavy drinking (t = -2.33, 120df, p = .02). No differences were found between groups on other alcohol use measures. This study's findings indicate that a series of brief nurse consultations appear to reduce heavy alcohol consumption among urban school youth.
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Health Promotion, College of Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville 32224, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Werch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: DiClemente
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health