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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Primary Care Provider-Delivered Social Media Counseling Intervention.
- Source :
- Journal of Adolescent Health; Nov2023, Vol. 73 Issue 5, p924-930, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Evidence and clinical policy support that providers screen and counsel for media use for youth, but most pediatricians lack this training. The purpose of this study was to test a primary care provider (PCP)-delivered intervention to promote safe social media use among youth. We enrolled pediatric PCP practices for this clinical trial to test a social media counseling intervention (SMCI) between 2011 and 2013. Youth were recruited during clinic visits; follow-up interviews were conducted at 6 months. Outcomes included media behaviors and caregiver communication. Multivariate regression models examined associations between social media counseling and PCP counseling score. Multivariate logistic regression evaluated four social media behavior outcomes. A total of 120 practices enrolled; PCPs in the SMCI were more likely to provide social media counseling (B = 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1–1.7). Youth whose PCP received the SMCI were twice as likely to report a decrease in online "friending" of strangers (adjusted odds ratio = 2.23, 95% CI 1.17–4.25) and were more likely to report communication with their caregivers about their social media use (adjusted odds ratio = 1.2; 95% CI: 1.1–1.4) compared to youth whose PCPs were in the active control group. Youth whose PCP had received social media counseling training reported a higher receipt of counseling about social media and improved safety behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1054139X
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172776189
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.06.007