Julie Lunstead1, Elissa R Weitzman2, Elizabeth Harstad3, Fatma Dedeoglu4, Jonathan M Gaffin5, Katharine C Garvey6, Andrew MacGinnitie7, Paul A Rufo8, Laurie Newman Fishman9, Lauren E Wisk10, Sharon Levy11. 1. Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Immunology, Rheumatology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Respiratory Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 6. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 7. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 8. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 9. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. 10. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 11. Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: sharon.levy@childrens.harvard.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We seek to determine how youth with chronic medical conditions experience alcohol screening and counseling. METHODS: Adolescents with type I diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, moderate persistent asthma, cystic fibrosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or inflammatory bowel disease were surveyed. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis quantified rates of asking and counseling about alcohol. RESULTS: Of 390 participants (75.1% white/non-Hispanic, 51.8% female, average age 16.4 years), 70% reported being asked about their alcohol use by a healthcare provider, and 76% reported receiving at least one message regarding alcohol and health. Of past year drinkers, 54% disclosed use to their provider. Only 2.0% of youth reported receiving the message "I should not drink." CONCLUSIONS: Most youth with chronic medical conditions were asked and counseled about alcohol use although few heard unambiguous recommendations to avoid alcohol consumption.
PURPOSE: We seek to determine how youth with chronic medical conditions experience alcohol screening and counseling. METHODS: Adolescents with type I diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, moderate persistent asthma, cystic fibrosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or inflammatory bowel disease were surveyed. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis quantified rates of asking and counseling about alcohol. RESULTS: Of 390 participants (75.1% white/non-Hispanic, 51.8% female, average age 16.4 years), 70% reported being asked about their alcohol use by a healthcare provider, and 76% reported receiving at least one message regarding alcohol and health. Of past year drinkers, 54% disclosed use to their provider. Only 2.0% of youth reported receiving the message "I should not drink." CONCLUSIONS: Most youth with chronic medical conditions were asked and counseled about alcohol use although few heard unambiguous recommendations to avoid alcohol consumption.
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