Using animation in research

SIPS JR-HIGH

Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Professor of Alcohol and Public Health Research

Why do young people drink?• Social facilitation

• Social norms and influences

• Genetics and biology / psychological predisposition

• To have fun, relax, socialise and feel more confident…

• Mental health, rebellion, anxiety and stress...

• …for the same reasons as everyone else?

What are the risks associated with drinking for young people?

• Early initiation and drinking in large quantities is associated with regretted (and unprotected) sexual experience, injury, fighting, suicide ideation, delinquency, school absenteeism / attainment and drug use

• Alcohol is a depressant; and can cause irritability and problems with memory and concentration

• It can affect physical co-ordination, reaction times and decision-making; young people who have been drinking are more likely to have an accident, get into arguments or take risks (such as walking home alone)

• Drinking heavily also increases the body’s calorie intake and can cause bad skin and spots

• Heavy drinking in adolescence can have an impact on liver, bones and endocrine development

• Alcohol misuse is associated with reduced hippocampal volume; this impedes memory and learning of new information

• Early alcohol initiation also increases the risks of developing chronic health and other problems in later life; those initiating alcohol use before the age of 13 are particularly vulnerable

We don’t as yet know what interventions will work with young people who are risky drinkers

• A multi-centre individual-randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH)

• Chief Investigator: Professor Dorothy Newbury-Birch1 • Co-applicants: Professor Eileen Kaner2, Professor Elaine McColl2,7, Denise

Howel2, Elaine Stamp2, Dr Ruth McGovern2, Dr Stephanie Scott2, Professor Luke Vale2, Professor Liz Todd2, Professor Simon Coulton3, Professor Colin Drummond4, Dr Paolo Deluca4, Professor Harry Sumnall5, Les Tate6

• 1Health and Social Care Institute, Teesside University, 2Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 3University of Kent, 4Kings College London, 5Liverpool John Moores University, 6North Tyneside Council, 7Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit, Newcastle University

1. To conduct a trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention for risky drinkers compared to standard usual practice on alcohol issues, conducted by learning mentors with young people aged 14-15 in the school setting

2. To monitor the fidelity of alcohol screening and brief intervention delivered by learning mentors in the school setting

3. To explore barriers and facilitators of implementation with staff4. To explore young people’s and parent’s experiences of the

intervention and its impact upon their alcohol use 5. If the intervention is shown to be effective and efficient:

develop a manualised screening and brief intervention protocol to be used in routine school work in high schools in England

Working with 30 schools in:–The North East–The North West–Kent–London

SIPS JR-HIGH

CONTROL CONDITION

LEAFLET

INTERVENTION

Why use animation in a multi-centre RCT?

What did we need to consider?

Who was involved?

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