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Brian R Flay

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PubMed2002

Evaluation of the effects of a smoking cessation intervention using the multilevel thresholds of change model.

The multilevel thresholds of change model is used to analyze the effect of a smoking cessation intervention on stage of readiness to quit across a 2-year follow-up period. The intervention, targeted to females with high school or less education, consisted of a televised component and a written manual. Any exposure to the intervention had a significant effect on stages that precede quitting but not on quitting; participation in the intervention had significant effects at all levels of change, including quitting. The written component had a stronger independent effect than the televised component. Intervention effects were strongest within women who were initially precontemplative.

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The integration of research and practice in the prevention of youth problem behaviors.

The prevention of youth problem behaviors is increasingly guided by science. Sound epidemiological research is coming to guide preventive efforts. Valid methods of monitoring the incidence and prevalence of youth problems increasingly shape preventive practice. The identification of empirically supported prevention interventions is becoming more sophisticated, and numerous scientific organizations have begun to engage in dissemination activities. These trends will be accelerated by increased media advocacy for the use of scientific methods and findings, the development of a registry of preventive trials, achievement of consensus about the standards for identifying disseminable interventions, and increased research on the factors that influence the effective implementation of science-based practices.

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Consent form return rates for third-grade urban elementary students.

OBJECTIVE: To maximize active parent consent form return rates for third-grade minority, urban students enrolled in predominantly low-income elementary schools in Chicago, Ill. METHODS: Research staff used a class incentive and class visits to retrieve consent forms from students. RESULTS: Of the 811 third-grade students, 98% returned a form and 79% (n = 627) of those students' parents provided an affirmative response. Return rates did not vary by students' ethnicity or by the schools' demographic variables. CONCLUSION: Incentives and class visits can yield a high return rate of active parent consent forms for third-grade minority, urban, low-income students.

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Positive youth development requires comprehensive health promotion programs.

OBJECTIVE: To explore relationships among problem and positive youth behaviors, commonalities among their predictors, and implications for prevention. METHODS: Review etiology and prevention literatures. RESULTS: Risky/unhealthy/antisocial behaviors, poor mental health, and poor academic achievement are highly prevalent and pose critical dilemmas for parents and educators. All behaviors are highly correlated with, and predict, each other; have many of the same risk and protective factors; and strongly influence success and happiness in life. Some examples of comprehensive programs with positive results in multiple domains are provided. CONCLUSION: We need to prevent problem behaviors and promote positive behaviors with comprehensive, coherent, and integrated approaches.

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