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TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care
T2 - a qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework
AU - Lynch, Ellen
AU - McGovern, R
AU - Zerbi, Catherine El
AU - Breckons, Matthew
AU - Deluca, Paolo
AU - Drummond, Colin
AU - Alam, Mohammed Fasihul
AU - Boniface, Sadie
AU - Coulton, Simon
AU - Gilvarry, Eilish
AU - McArdle, Paul
AU - Patton, Robert
AU - Russell, Ian
AU - Strang, John
AU - Kaner, Eileen
PY - 2019/6/12
Y1 - 2019/6/12
N2 - Aims To explore adolescents’ experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. Methods In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14–17 years (M age = 15.7)) who had taken part in one of two linked brief alcohol intervention trials based in 10 accident and emergency departments in England. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subject to thematic analysis. Results Research and intervention methods were generally found to be acceptable though confidentiality was important and parental presence could hinder truthful disclosures regarding alcohol use. Participants discussed the importance of being involved in research that was relevant to them and recognised alcohol consumption as a normative part of adolescence, highlighting the importance of having access to appropriate health information. Beyond this, they recognised the benefits and risks of trial participation for themselves and others with the majority showing a degree of altruism in considering longer term implications for others as well as themselves. Conclusions Alcohol screening and intervention in emergency care is both acceptable and relevant to adolescents but acceptability is reliant on confidentiality being assured and may be inhibited by parental presence.
AB - Aims To explore adolescents’ experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. Methods In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14–17 years (M age = 15.7)) who had taken part in one of two linked brief alcohol intervention trials based in 10 accident and emergency departments in England. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subject to thematic analysis. Results Research and intervention methods were generally found to be acceptable though confidentiality was important and parental presence could hinder truthful disclosures regarding alcohol use. Participants discussed the importance of being involved in research that was relevant to them and recognised alcohol consumption as a normative part of adolescence, highlighting the importance of having access to appropriate health information. Beyond this, they recognised the benefits and risks of trial participation for themselves and others with the majority showing a degree of altruism in considering longer term implications for others as well as themselves. Conclusions Alcohol screening and intervention in emergency care is both acceptable and relevant to adolescents but acceptability is reliant on confidentiality being assured and may be inhibited by parental presence.
UR - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/c73c0680-47f9-464c-bef9-225b22cab8ff
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0217855
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0217855
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 6
M1 - e0217855
ER -