Family Check-Up Online for Latinx Youth Substance Use Prevention
This study is testing two versions of an online program called Family Check-Up Online to help reduce substance use in Latinx youth. One version is the "Adapted Family Check-Up Online," which has been specifically changed to better fit the needs of Latinx families. The other is the "Original Family Check-Up Online," which is the Spanish translation without these specific adaptations. Researchers want to see how easy these programs are to use and how satisfied families are with them after 3 months. They will also look at how parents feel about their parenting skills at the start, 3 months, and 6 months. This study is for Latinx parents and their children aged 11-14. The goal is to find effective ways to prevent substance use in this community.
- Study design
- This study plans to enroll 108 participants. It is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive one of the two Family Check-Up Online programs.
- What's involved
- Participants will complete assessments at the beginning of the study, at 3 months, and at 6 months. They will also participate in an online intervention.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for at least 6 months, with assessments at 3 and 6 months after the start of the study.
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Adaptation of the Family Check-Up Online
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Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Jennifer L. Doty, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Oregon
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What this trial measures
- Telehealth Usability Questionnaire3 months
We will use the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire(TUQ) to assess the quality of the program's technology interface and telehealth interaction. TUQ includes 21 items and covers five domains of telehealth system usability: usefulness (3 items; e.g., "FCU Online improves my access to health and preventative services"), ease of use and learnability (3 items; e.g., "It was simple to use this system"), interface quality (4 items; e.g., "The way I interact with this system is pleasant"), interaction quality (4 items; e.g., "I could easily talk to the coach using the telehealth system"), reliability (3 items; e.g., "Whenever I made a mistake using the system, I could recover easily and quickly"), and satisfaction and future use (4 items; e.g., "I feel comfortable communicating with the coach using the telehealth system"). All TUQ subscales have shown good internal consistency (Cronbach's αs \> 0.8) and have been validated in Spanish.
- Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire3 months
Consumer satisfaction will be measured using an adapted version of a measure that has been used in other brief motivational interviewing interventions (Stormshak et al., 2005). Participants will reflect and report on their perceived quality of the modules they acccess and home practice. At the end of the program, participants will receive the adapted consumer satisfaction questionnaire to report their satisfaction.
- Parenting Sense of Competencybaseline, 3 months, 6 months
The Parenting Sense of Competency Scale (PSOC) will be used to measure parent efficacy. PSOC is a 19-item self-report measure that asks parents to what extent they agree or disagree with the statements regarding their parenting. PSOC has two subscales, including parent Self-efficacy (e.g., "Even though being a parent could be rewarding, I am frustrated while my child is at his/her present age.") and parent satisfaction (e.g., "I would make a good role model for new parents who needed to learn what it takes to be a good parent."). PSOC has overall good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.82), and has been used with Spanish speaking parents. Parents respond on a 6-point Likert scale (1 = strongly agree to 6 = strongly disagree).
- Latino Immigration Family Socialization Scalebaseline, 3 months, 6 months
Socialization will be measured by the Latino Immigrant Family Socialization Scale (LIFS). LIFS is a 27-item self-report measure that contains six subscales, including adapt (5 items; e.g., "Encourage TC to learn to live with discrimination"), advocate (4 items; e.g., "Tell TC to seek help when he or she is discriminated"), cultural socialization (5 items; e.g., "Talk to TC about his or her roots and heritage"), educate about nativity and documentation (5 items; e.g., "Talk to TC about differences in rights based on immigration status"), value diversity (5 items; e.g., "Talk to TC about differences in cultures"), and promote mistrust (5 items; e.g., "Advice TC to be careful of people who are members of other racial or ethnic groups"). For each item, parents report how often they use these strategies on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never to 5 = always). LIFS has been validated and shown acceptable internal consistencies (Cronbach's alphas \> 0.70).
- Adaptation of Parenting Young Childrenbaseline, 3 months, 6 months
The Parenting Young Children Measure, which has been used with middle school children, will be used to measure support of good behavior (e.g., "Notice and praise your child's good behavior?"), setting limits (e.g., "Stick to your rules and not change your mind?"), and proactive parenting (e.g., "Give reasons for your requests?"). Each scale had 7 items, and parents self report using a Likert scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (most of the time). These three scales have been validated, and these subscales have shown good internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas ranged from 0.79 to 0.85. This has been translated into Spanish in prior FCU studies.