Integrated smoking cessation and binge drinking intervention for young adults: a pilot efficacy trial.

Alcohol consumption is strongly associated with cigarette smoking in young adults. The primary aim of this investigation was to complete a pilot evaluation of the efficacy of an integrated intervention that targets both cigarette smoking and binge drinking on the cigarette smoking and binge behavior of young adults at 6-month follow-up. Participants were 95 young adult (M=24.

Pilot of a computer-based brief multiple-health behavior intervention for college students.

Objective: Given the documented multiple health risks college students engage in, and the dearth of effective programs addressing them, the authors developed a computer-based brief multiple-health behavior intervention. This study reports immediate outcomes and feasibility of a pilot of this program.

Participants: Two hundred students attending a midsized university participated.

A pilot investigation of a multidisciplinary quality of life intervention for men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.

Objective: This pilot project evaluated the acceptability and estimated the effect size of a tailored multidisciplinary quality of life (MQOL) intervention for men who have biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.

Methods: Participants included 57 men with localized prostate cancer with biochemical recurrence (Median=76 years; 89% White). Participants were randomized to wait list control which offered the intervention upon conclusion of the study (n=27) or to an eight-session group-based, MQOL (n=30) intervention.

Integrated smoking cessation and binge drinking intervention for young adults: a pilot investigation.

Background: Alcohol consumption is strongly associated with cigarette smoking in young adults.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and estimate the magnitude of the effect of a novel-integrated smoking cessation and binge-drinking intervention for young adults compared with standard treatment control.

Methods: Participants were 41 young adult smokers (≥ 10 cigarettes per day) who regularly (≥ 2 times per month) binge drank who were randomly assigned to standard treatment (n = 19) involving eight individual treatment visits plus 8 weeks of nicotine patch therapy or the identical smoking cessation treatment integrated with a binge-drinking intervention (integrated intervention; n = 22).

Brief integrative multiple behavior intervention effects and mediators for adolescents.

This study evaluated the efficacy of a brief integrative multiple behavior intervention and assessed risk factors as mediators of behavioral outcomes among older adolescents. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with participants randomly assigned to either a brief intervention or standard care control with 3-month follow-up. A total of 479 students attending two public high schools participated.

The association of alcohol consumption with tobacco use in Black and White college students.

This study explored the association of alcohol and tobacco use among college students. A survey was administered in 2004 to 2,189 Black and White students from the southeastern United States. The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use, tobacco use characteristics according to level of alcohol consumed, and percentage of students using tobacco according to type of alcoholic beverages consumed were evaluated.

A brief image-based prevention intervention for adolescents.

The authors evaluated the efficacy of a brief image-based prevention intervention and assessed current drug use as a moderator of intervention effects. In a clinical trial, 416 high school-age adolescents were randomized to either the brief intervention or usual care control, with data collected at baseline and 3-month follow-up. The brief intervention consisted of a tailored in-person communication and a series of parent/guardian print materials based on the behavior-image model.

Relationship between frequency and intensity of physical activity and health behaviors of adolescents.

Background: While studies have determined the importance of physical activity in advancing health outcomes, relatively few have explored the relationship between exercise and various health behaviors of adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between frequency and intensity of physical activity and both health risk and health promoting behaviors of adolescents.

Methods: Data were collected from 822 students attending a large, diverse suburban high school in northeast Florida using a self-administered survey.

Are effects from a brief multiple behavior intervention for college students sustained over time?

Objective: This study examined whether 3-month outcomes of a brief image-based multiple behavior intervention on health habits and health-related quality of life of college students were sustained at 12-month follow-up without further intervention.

Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted with 303 undergraduates attending a public university in southeastern US. Participants were randomized to receive either a brief intervention or usual care control, with baseline, 3-month, and 12-month data collected during fall of 2007.

Health behavior insights: the transtheoretical/stages of change model: Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD.

Showcased in this article is an interview with Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, an internationally renowned health behavior researcher and codeveloper of the Transtheoretical or Stages of Change Model. In this verbatim interview transcript, later edited by the authors and interviewee, Dr.

Brief multiple behavior health interventions for older adolescents.

Purpose: This study examined whether brief intervention strategies founded on the Behavior-Image Model and addressing positive images of college and career success could be potentially efficacious in impacting multiple health habits of high-risk adolescents transitioning into adulthood.

Design: Participants were stratified by grade level and drug use and individually randomized to one of the three Plan for Success interventions, with baseline and 1 month postintervention data collections.

Setting: A large, relatively diverse suburban school in northeast Florida.

Efficacy of a brief image-based multiple-behavior intervention for college students.

Background: Epidemiologic data indicate most adolescents and adults experience multiple, simultaneous risk behaviors.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief image-based multiple-behavior intervention (MBI) for college students.

Methods: A total of 303 college students were randomly assigned to: (1) a brief MBI or (2) a standard care control, with a 3-month postintervention follow-up.

Effect of expressive writing as a treatment adjunct for reducing smoking cessation related weight gain in young adult smokers.

This investigation evaluated the effect of expressive writing on weight gain in young adults being treated for smoking cessation. This study was conducted between July 2001 and June 2005. Participants (N = 196) ages 18-24 years (M = 20.

Quality of life of men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.

This investigation evaluated the psychological needs of men (n = 28) with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. A mixed qualitative-quantitative approach was employed. The qualitative component consisted of focus groups and the quantitative component included administration of standardized measures assessing quality of life (QOL), anxiety, and mood.

Alcohol-related fan behavior on college football game day.

Unlabelled: High-risk drinking on game day represents a unique public health challenge.

Objective: The authors examined the drinking behavior of college football fans and assessed the support for related interventions.

Participants: The authors randomly selected 762 football fans, including college students, alumni, and other college football fans, to complete an anonymous online game-day survey.

Differences among Black and White young adults on prior attempts and motivation to help a smoker quit.

This study assessed differences between Black and White young adults on prior attempts and motivation to help a smoker quit. A total of 1,621 undergraduates (912 Black, 709 White; 63% female) ages 18-24 years completed a cross-sectional survey. Overall, 54% reported they had previously tried to help someone else stop smoking (52% among Blacks vs.

Brief multiple behavior interventions in a college student health care clinic.

Purpose: This study examined the effects of brief image-based interventions, including a multiple behavior health contract, a one-on-one tailored consultation, and a combined consultation plus contract intervention, for impacting multiple health behaviors of students in a university health clinic.

Methods: A total of 155 college students attending a major southern university were recruited to participate in a study evaluating a health promotion program titled Project Fitness during the fall 2005 and spring 2006. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatments as they presented at the clinic: 1) a multiple behavior health contract, 2) a one-on-one tailored consultation, or 3) a combined consultation plus contract intervention.

Expressive writing as a smoking cessation treatment adjunct for young adult smokers.

This investigation evaluated the efficacy of expressive writing as a treatment adjunct to a brief office smoking cessation intervention plus nicotine patch therapy in young adults. Participants aged 18-24 years were randomized to a brief office intervention (n=99) or to an expressive writing plus brief office intervention (n=97). Both conditions received four individual visits plus 6 weeks of nicotine patch therapy, which began on the quit date following the week 2 visit.

Single vs. multiple drug prevention: is more always better?: a pilot study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a single drug, i.e., alcohol, against a multiple drug preventive intervention.

Sport and physical activity participation and substance use among adolescents.

Purpose: To examine the association between participation in specific school-sponsored sports and out-of-school sports/physical activities and substance use.

Methods: Subjects consisted of 891 8th grade youth from three schools. Baseline data were collected using the Youth Alcohol & Drug Survey (2000) and following standardized protocols.

Iatrogenic effects of alcohol and drug prevention programs.

Objective: Understanding prevention program risks and the contextual factors associated with negative program outcomes is critical to assisting the development of public policy that is aimed at avoiding future prevention-related harm while maximizing prevention success. The purpose of this review was to systematically analyze published studies evaluating substance use prevention programs, to determine whether iatrogenic effects have occurred, and if so, what types of harmful effects resulted and under what circumstances.

Method: A search of electronic bibliographic databases in allied health, education, medicine, psychology and general literature was conducted, spanning the years from 1980 to the present.