TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of adherence to a telephone-based multiple health behavior change cancer preventive intervention for teens
T2 - The healthy for life program (help)
AU - Mays, Darren
AU - Peshkin, Beth N.
AU - Sharff, McKane E.
AU - Walker, Leslie R.
AU - Abraham, Anisha A.
AU - Hawkins, Kirsten B.
AU - Tercyak, Kenneth P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Grant No. CA11986 from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (principal investigator: Kenneth Tercyak, PhD).
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - This study examined factors associated with teens' adherence to a multiple health behavior cancer preventive intervention. Analyses identified predictors of trial enrollment, run-in completion, and adherence (intervention initiation, number of sessions completed). Of 104 teens screened, 73% (n = 76) were trial eligible. White teens were more likely to enroll than non-Whites (χ 2[1] df =4.49, p =.04). Among enrolled teens, 76% (n = 50) completed the run-in; there were no differences between run-in completers and noncompleters. A majority of run-in completers (70%, n = 35) initiated the intervention, though teens who initiated the intervention were significantly younger than those who did not (p <.05). The mean number of sessions completed was 5.7 (SD = 2.6; maximum = 8). After adjusting for age, teens with poorer session engagement (e.g., less cooperative) completed fewer sessions (B = -1.97, p =.003, R 2 =.24). Implications for adolescent cancer prevention research are discussed.
AB - This study examined factors associated with teens' adherence to a multiple health behavior cancer preventive intervention. Analyses identified predictors of trial enrollment, run-in completion, and adherence (intervention initiation, number of sessions completed). Of 104 teens screened, 73% (n = 76) were trial eligible. White teens were more likely to enroll than non-Whites (χ 2[1] df =4.49, p =.04). Among enrolled teens, 76% (n = 50) completed the run-in; there were no differences between run-in completers and noncompleters. A majority of run-in completers (70%, n = 35) initiated the intervention, though teens who initiated the intervention were significantly younger than those who did not (p <.05). The mean number of sessions completed was 5.7 (SD = 2.6; maximum = 8). After adjusting for age, teens with poorer session engagement (e.g., less cooperative) completed fewer sessions (B = -1.97, p =.003, R 2 =.24). Implications for adolescent cancer prevention research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/1090198111404554
DO - 10.1177/1090198111404554
M3 - Article
C2 - 21632437
AN - SCOPUS:84856427275
SN - 1090-1981
VL - 39
SP - 18
EP - 26
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -