Evaluation of a Community-Based Harm Reduction Intervention Aimed at Adjudicated College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 004723792110516
Author(s):  
Lauren Parker ◽  
Deirdre O’Sullivan ◽  
Justin Watts
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Harm Reduction Intervention ◽  
Identification Test

The purpose of this study was to develop, test, and use an instrument to measure the effectiveness of a community-based, mandated drug education intervention program, Youthful Offenders Program (YOP), targeting college students at risk. A total of N = 350 students voluntarily agreed to participate in an evaluation of program effectiveness using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a newly developed measure to compare changes in substance related behaviors over time. Results revealed sound psychometric structure for the new scale for use in program evaluation; results suggest that YOP significantly enhanced safety practices and reduced hazardous drinking and recidivism, but not avoidance of risky behaviors.

Usefulness of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in Screening for Problem Drinkers among College Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Gil Lee ◽  
Jong Sung Kim ◽  
Jin Gyu Jung ◽  
Tae Keun Choi ◽  
Young Il Ryou
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Problem Drinkers ◽  
Identification Test

Validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in College Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia K. Kokotailo ◽  
Judith Egan ◽  
Ronald Gangnon ◽  
David Brown ◽  
Marlon Mundt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Identification Test

scholarly journals Psychometric properties and factor structure of an Ecuadorian version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in college students

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e0219618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor López ◽  
Belén Paladines ◽  
Silvia Vaca ◽  
Raúl Cacho ◽  
Javier Fernández-Montalvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Identification Test

A Community-Based Survey and Screening for Depression in the Elderly

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirofumi Oyama ◽  
Tomoe Sakashita ◽  
Kei Hojo ◽  
Naoki Watanabe ◽  
Tohru Takizawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Depression Screening ◽  
Reference Region ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Intervention Region ◽  
Initial Survey

Background: In addition to implementing a depression screening program, conducting a survey beforehand might contribute to suicide risk reduction for the elderly. Aims: This study evaluates outcomes of a community-based program to prevent suicide among individuals aged 60 and over, using a quasiexperimental design with an intervention region (41,337 residents, 35.1% aged 60 and over) and a neighboring reference region. Methods: Our 2-year intervention program included an anonymous survey by random sample in the entire intervention region and, in the second year, a depression screening with follow-up by a psychiatrist in the higher-risk districts. Changes in the risk of completed suicide were estimated by the incidence-rate ratio (IRR). Results: The risk for men in the intervention region was reduced by 61% (age-adjusted IRR = 0.39; 90% CI = 0.18–0.87), whereas there was a (statistically insignificant) 51% risk reduction for women in the intervention region, and no risk reduction for either men or women in the reference region. The ratio of the crude IRR for elderly men in the intervention region to that for all elderly men in Japan was estimated at 0.42 (90% CI = 0.18–0.92), showing that the risk reduction was greater than the national change. Conclusions: The management of depression through a combination of an initial survey and subsequent screening holds clear promise for prompt effectiveness in the prevention of suicide for elderly men, and potentially for women.

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