Parental factors influence teen alcohol use after an emergency department visit.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if parental factors are significant predictors of short-term adolescent drinking after an alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visit.


METHODS
Adolescents, 13 to 17 years, who either had evidence or reported usage of alcohol in the 6 hours before an ED visit, were eligible for this study. Alcohol use was assessed at baseline and at 3-month follow-up. Data on parental variables and parenting practices were collected at baseline. Linear regression models were created to determine the relationship between parental factors and follow-up drinking.


RESULTS
Parental alcohol use, socioeconomic status, and monitoring practices were significant predictors of adolescent alcohol use at 3-month follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Parental factors may significantly influence subsequent adolescent drinking after an ED visit. These factors should be assessed when treating alcohol-positive teens, and parents should be advised to closely monitor their teens.
Chun
Thomas H
TH
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Thomas_Chun@brown.edu
Sindelar-Manning
Holly
H
Eaton
Cheryl A
CA
Lewander
William J
WJ
Spirito
Anthony
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003376:Counseling; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012008:Recurrence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology
D000431:Ethanol