A meta-analysis of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults: variability in effects across alcohol measures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brief alcohol interventions are one approach for reducing drinking among youth, but may vary in effectiveness depending on the type of alcohol assessments used to measure effects.

Objectives

To conduct a meta-analysis that examined the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults, with particular emphasis on exploring variability in effects across outcome measurement characteristics.

Method

Eligible studies were those using an experimental or quasi-experimental design to examine the effects of a brief alcohol intervention on a post-intervention alcohol use measure for youth aged 11-30. A comprehensive literature review identified 190 unique samples that were included in the meta-analysis. Taking a Bayesian approach, we used

SUBMITTER: Tanner-Smith EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4824184 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature