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Table 2 Outcome measures of included studies

From: Effectiveness of early interventions for substance-using adolescents: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID

Outcome

FU Group sizes /attrition rate

Intervention Results: Mean (SD)*

Control Results: Mean (SD)

Hedge’g and SE for Meta-Analysis

1. Grenard et al,, 2007 [27]

Frequency alcohol Frequency marijuana Frequency other drugs Binge drinking Quantity drinks RAPI

11 Experimental 7 Control 18% attrition

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Unable to calculate

2. Friedman et al., 2002 [28]

Frequency drug use Frequency alcohol Frequency illegal offenses Drug Selling Violent offences School problems

110 Experimental 91 Control 16% attrition

6.4 3.1 49.9 17.7

n/a

Only for experimental group

3. Stein et al., 2006 [29]

Frequency of drinking and driving Frequency of marijuana use and driving Frequency of driving with driver who had been drinking Frequency of driving with driver who had used marijuana

59 Experimental, 45 Control

0.43 (1.3) 6.25 (15.78) 4.68 (11.38) 19.07 (30.59)

2.32 (4.18), 11.09 (21.4) 11.16 (13.85) 23.77 (30.94)

0.64 (0.20) 0.26 (0.13) 0.52 (0.20) 0.15 ( 0.08)

4. Bailey et al., 2004 [33]

Frequency of alcohol Quantity alcohol Binge drinking Hazardous drinking Risk-taking behaviors

Experimental: 17, Control: 17

1.49 (0.86), 1.72 (1.37), 1.57 (0.7), 4.79 (2.46), 2.39 (1.39)

1.63 (0.98), 1.67 (1.28), 1.67 (1.03), 4.96 (2.83), 1.71 (1.21)

0.15(0.08), 0.04(0.02), 0.11(0.05), 0.07(0.04), 0.50(0.27)

5. Peterson et al., 2006 [34]

Binge drinking Frequency alcohol use Quantity alcohol Frequency marijuana Frequency days of illicit drug use summed days of illicit drug use RAPI: drug use consequences

212 (69, 77, 65) (20% attrition) Intention to treat

Not significant

Not significant

12.72 (11.54) 7.89 (10.32) 8.99 (13.05) Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

12.39 (12.7) 7.69 (8.87) 10.63 (15.61) Not significant

0.06 (0.03) 0.07(0.04) 0.15(0.08)

6. Winters et al., in press [26]

Frequency alcohol Frequency marijuana # alcohol abuse symptoms #alcohol dependence symptoms # cannabis abuse symptoms #cannabis dependence symptoms PCS

Experimental 1(adolescent): 134, Experimental 2(parent and adolescent): 121, Control: 55 Attrition rate: 1.3%

2.8 (4.4), 8.3 (14.3), 0.4 (1.1),0.7 (1.6), 4.3 (3.4), 1.0 (2.1), 12.1 (2.0)

10.5 (11.8), 14.9 (18.1), 1.3 (1.9), 2.6 (3.9), 1.8 (2.6), 2.2 (3.0), 13.5 (3.1)

1.01 (0.08), 0.42 (0.16), 0.64 (0.17), 0.75(0.17), 0.79(0.17), 0.50(0.16), 0.58(0.17)

7. Walton et al., 2010 [31]

Alcohol use frequency/ Quantity of alcohol use Binge drinking Alcohol consequences Peer Aggression Violence

Experimental 1(Comp): 209, Experimental 2(Therapist: 209, Control: 208 Attrition rate: 15% Intention to Treat

3MFU: 0.25 (0.22), 6MFU: 0.19 (0.23) 3MFU: 0.03 (0.22), 6MFU: 0.02 (0.23) 3MFU: 0.41 (0.23), 6MFU: 0.59 (0.25) 3MFU: 0.30 (0.10); 6MFU: 0.17 (0.11) 3MFU: 0.41(0.23); 6MFU: 0.08 (0.09)

 

0.22(0.23), 0.03(0.23), 0.05(0.24), 0.24(0.11), 0.25(0.16)

8. Spirito et al., 2004 [30]

Frequency alcohol Quantity alcohol High/binge drinking drinking and driving

Experimental: 64, Control: 60 Attrition rate: 19%

3.07 (4.25), 3.19 (2.56), 1.59 (2.97) Not significant

4.15 (5.66), 3.36 (2.95), 2.58 (4.33) Not significant

0.21(0.11), 0.06(0.03), 0.27(0.14)

9. D’Amico, Miles, Stern & Meredith, 2008 [32]

Alcohol consequences Frequency alcohol Quantity of drinks Heavy drinking (+3 drinks) Marijuana

Experimental: 22, Control: 20 Attrition: 34%

n/a

n/a

0.07 (0.14), 0.42 (0.63), 0.11 (0.42), 0.20 (0.35), 0.30 (0.19), 0.77 (0.26), 0.44 (0.56)

  1. * Note: for Walton et al. (2010) and Damico, Miles, Stern & Meredith (2008) the results were already provided as effect sizes and standard errors.