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Newbury-Birch, D.,
O'Neil, S.,
Gilvarry, E.,
Howel, D.,
Stamp, E.,
Laing, K.,
McColl, E.,
McGovern, R.,
Harle, L.C.,
O'Donnell, A.,
Coulton, Simon,
DeLuca, P.,
Drummon, C.,
McArdle, P.,
Kaner, E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/acer.12162
Subject(s) - citation , library science , computer science , information retrieval
Background: While the overall proportion of young people (YP) drinking alcohol in the UK has been\udshown to have decreased in recent years, YP who drink appear to drink more frequently and at a larger\udamount. This pilot feasibility trial aimed to explore the feasibility of delivering brief alcohol intervention\udusing MI principles in a school setting.\udMethods and Design: Seven schools across one small geographical area in North East England\udwere recruited. Participants were UK Year 10 pupils (aged 14-15) who screened positive for alcohol\udmisuse using an alcohol screening questionnaire and who consented to take part in the trial. Trial\udparticipants will be followed up at 12 months (feb 2013). Each school was randomly allocated to one\udof three intervention conditions: provision of an advice leaflet (control condition); a 30-minute session\udof structured advice using MI principles L1 (level 1 condition) and the level 1 condition followed by a\ud60-minute session usingMI principles involving family members L2 (level 2 condition).\udResults: 87% (1280) YP completed the screening questionnaire. Of these 60% were negative\ud(772). A further 21%were positive but the YP did not leave their name. 229 were invited to take part\udin the trial (control 60; L1 79; L2 90). 181 consented and took part in the trial [79%](control 53; L1 53;\udL2 75). All those in the L1 condition received the intervention. For the 75 in the L2 condition all\udreceived the L1 intervention and 25 (33%) agreed to their parents being contacted. Parent meetings\udwere held with 8 families (32%). Qualitative work showed that the intervention was acceptable in the\udschool environment and that alcohol use by YP was not always viewed as a problem by the YP\udthemselves, their parents or staff.\udDiscussion: Results from this feasibility trial will inform the development of a definitive RCT to evaluate\udthe effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention to reduce\udhazardous drinking in adolescents in a school setting. However results fromthis study indicate that\udparental involvement in the school setting may not be feasible.\udThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research (NIHR\udPHR) programme (project number 10/3002/07). The views and opinions expressed therein are those\udof the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the PHR programme, NIHR, NHS or the\udDepartment of Health