Findings have shown that the Take Good Care Intervention had strong
impacts on knowledge and risk perception for all participants, and reveal reductions in alcohol use over time among female drinkers, but not male. Previous research has shown that females may respond more readily than males to some psychoeducational interventions, and may be less committed drinkers. Medically vulnerable males and females may have different safety concerns as well.

Gender Differences in Treatment Response to Take Good Care Intervention

The Take Good Care intervention has been observed to have positive impacts on alcohol-related knowledge, perceived risk, and frequency of alcohol use among female youth. Fostering an internalized
awareness of the importance of limiting alcohol use for their
chronic illness may be helpful for medically vulnerable adolescents who must maintain lifelong disease management practices and health protecting behaviors.

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Take Good Care is a psychoeducational intervention for alcohol use related to topics that are salient to youth with chronic medical conditions. The intervention consists of a deck of slides that provide information on the effects alcohol can have on various chronic illnesses, and how adolescents can navigate social pressure to drink.

Take Good Care Psychoeducation Intervention

Weitzman, E. R., Wisk, L. E., Minegishi, M., Cox, R., Lunstead, J., Brogna, M., Levy, S. (2022). Effects of a patient-centered intervention to reduce alcohol use among youth with chronic medical conditions. Journal of Adolescent Health, 71(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.017 

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