Dating violence: outcomes following a brief motivational interviewing intervention among at-risk adolescents in an urban emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A recent study demonstrated the efficacy of the SafERteens intervention in reducing peer violence among adolescents presenting to the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of this ED-based brief intervention (BI) on dating violence 1 year following the ED visit among the subsample of adolescents in the original randomized controlled trial reporting past-year dating violence.

Methods

Patients (aged 14 to 18 years) at an ED were eligible for inclusion if they had past-year violence and alcohol use. Participants were randomized to one of three conditions (BI delivered by a computer [CBI], BI delivered by a therapist and a computer (T+CBI), or control) and completed follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months. In addition to conten

SUBMITTER: Cunningham RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3728000 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature