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Measuring the effectiveness of in-hospital and on-base Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) programs on reducing alcohol related harms in naval trainees: P.A.R.T.Y. Defence study protocol.
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BMC Public Health . 5/2/2017, Vol. 17, p1-6. 6p. 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Reducing alcohol related harms in Australian Defence Force (ADF) trainees has been identified as a priority, but there are few evidence-based prevention programs available for the military setting. The study aims to test whether the P.A.R.T.Y. program delivered in-hospital or on-base, can reduce harmful alcohol consumption among ADF trainees.<bold>Methods/design: </bold>The study is a 3-arm randomized controlled trial, involving 953 Royal Australian Navy trainees from a single base. Trainees, aged 18 to 30 years, will be randomly assigned to the study arms: i. in-hospital P.A.R.T.Y.; ii. On-base P.A.R.T.Y.; and iii.<bold>Control Group: </bold>All groups will receive the routine ADF annual alcohol awareness training. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants reporting an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of 8 or above at 12 months' post-intervention. The secondary outcome is the number of alcohol related incidents reported to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the 12 months' post-intervention.<bold>Discussion: </bold>This is the first trial of the use of the P.A.R.T.Y. program in the military. If the proposed intervention proves efficacious, it may be a useful program in the early education of RAN trainees.<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR): ACTRN12614001332617 , date of registration: 18/12/2014 'retrospectively registered'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ALCOHOL drinking & health
*HEALTH of military personnel
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*PREVENTION of alcoholism
*COMPARATIVE studies
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*HEALTH education
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH
*STATISTICAL sampling
*MILITARY personnel
*EVALUATION research
*HARM reduction
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
ALCOHOL drinking risk factors
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712458
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122933359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4330-8