Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence Prevention in the Emergency Room, 2006-2009 [Flint, Michigan] (ICPSR 36732)

Version Date: May 26, 2017

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Principal Investigator(s):
Maureen Walton, University of Michigan

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36732.v1

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Alternate Title

SafERteens Screening Survey Data

Summary

The Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence Prevention in the Emergency Room survey screened 3,338 adolescents in an urban emergency department (ED) over a 30-month collection period. Eligible adolescents who self-reported alcohol misuse and violence were asked to participate in a longitudinal study to assess the efficacy of various brief interventions (BIs) at reducing peer violence, victimization, and substance abuse.

Patients aged 14 to 18 years who presented for medical illness or injury were eligible for screening (see Sampling exclusions). Recruitment occurred between 12pm and 11pm, 7 days a week (September 2006-September 2009), excluding major holidays. Adolescent patients identified from electronic logs were approached by research assistants in waiting rooms or treatment spaces. Following obtainment of written consent (and assent and parent/guardian consent if under 18 years of age), participants self-administered a 15-minute computerized survey with audio. After completing the survey, participants reporting both past-year aggression (peer, dating, weapon carriage/use) and alcohol consumption were eligible to enroll in the longitudinal study. Participants reporting only 1 behavior (aggression or alcohol use) were not eligible.

Following obtainment of written consent (and assent and parent/guardian consent if under 18 years of age) for the longitudinal study, participants self-administered a computerized baseline assessment. Participants were informed that they would be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: computer session, counselor session, or brochure. Participants were blinded to condition assignment until after the baseline assessment. After the baseline, participants were randomized and received the therapist brief intervention, computer brief intervention, or control brochure during the ED visit.

Citation

Walton, Maureen. Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence Prevention in the Emergency Room, 2006-2009 [Flint, Michigan]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-05-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36732.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2006 -- 2009

Date of Collection

2006-09-13 -- 2009-09-29

Data Collection Notes

  1. This data collection contains only the Screening Survey Data. Additional data were collected as part of the SafERteens randomized control trial but are not available from ICPSR at this time.

  2. For more information on the SafERteens program, please visit the SafERteens program Web site and also the ClinicalTrials.gov Web site. Further information can be found under the related publications section.
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Study Purpose

The purpose of the screening survey was to recruit adolescent participants for enrollment in a longitudinal study to assess the efficacy of brief interventions (BIs) at reducing violence and alcohol misuse among urban adolescents at risk for future injury.

Sample

Adolescent emergency department patients (14-18 years of age) presenting for medical illness or injury were eligible for screening. Adolescents seeking care for acute sexual assault or suicidal ideation, altered mental status precluding consent, or who were medically unstable (ie, abnormal vital signs) were excluded. Inclusion criteria was as follows: (1) adolescents (ages 14-18) presenting to the ED for a medical injury or illness (except exclusions as noted below), (2) adolescents ability to provide informed assent/consent depending on age, (3) access to a parent or guardian to provide informed consent. Exclusion criteria was as follows: (1) adolescents who do not understand English, (2) prisoners, (3) adolescents classified by medical staff as "Level 1" trauma, (4) adolescents deemed unable to provide informed consent, (5) adolescents treated in the ED for suicide attempts, (6) adolescents triaged to the psychiatric ED.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Patients aged 14 to 18 years of age who presented to a level 1 Emergency Department for medical injury or illness and reported past-year alcohol use and aggression.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

86% of those approached in the emergency department (ED) participated in the screening survey.

Presence of Common Scales

AUDIT-C, POSIT

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Original Release Date

2017-05-26

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Walton, Maureen. Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence Prevention in the Emergency Room, 2006-2009 [Flint, Michigan]. ICPSR36732-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-05-26. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36732.v1
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Weight

The data are not weighted, and the dataset does not contain weight variables.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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