Technology-Based Prevention for Adolescents in Primary Care

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Aim 1: Adaptation and integration of evidence-based content for substance use, SA, and SRB prevention into an integrated, technology-based prevention program for adolescents aged 14-18 in primary care. Focus groups or interviews with adolescents aged 14-18, combined with guidance from the mentorship...

Aim 1: Adaptation and integration of evidence-based content for substance use, SA, and SRB prevention into an integrated, technology-based prevention program for adolescents aged 14-18 in primary care. Focus groups or interviews with adolescents aged 14-18, combined with guidance from the mentorship team, will inform the adaptation and integration of evidence-based content. Focus groups or interviews will include discussion of integration of evidence-based content and attitudes towards substance use, SA, and SRB prevention. Aim 2: Usability Testing of Integrated Prevention Program. Usability testing will include adolescents (n = 15-20) and physicians (n = 15-20) recruited from community-based primary care clinics and feedback will include reactions and obtain direct input from end users regarding design and content. Information obtained from this phase of development will be used to guide refinements of the tablet-based prevention program. Aim 3: Pilot feasibility trial in preparation for RCT. Adolescents aged 14-18 will be recruited for screening from community-based primary care clinics to ensure ease of dissemination and representation of community-based primary care settings. The primary goal is to develop feasibility to apply for an R01 to conduct an RCT. Power analyses indicate that 280 participants would be needed for an RCT after accounting for attrition. Given that the RCT would be conducted over a 3-year period, a recruitment rate of 8 adolescents per month would indicate feasibility for a larger RCT. A secondary goal is to preliminarily examine outcomes.

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