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Developing a Tailored Texting Preventive Intervention: A Card Sort Methodology.

Jordan M Braciszewski¹, Tanya B Tran², Roland S Moore³

¹Decision Sciences Institute, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Pawtucket, RI.

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

|July 12, 2017

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Youth in foster care prefer intervention messages emphasizing autonomy and future outlook. Traditional substance use prevention strategies may not resonate with this unique population, highlighting the need for tailored content development.

Keywords:

Foster care card sort methodology substance use text message

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Adolescent Health
Substance Use Prevention

Background:

Intervention content created by adults for youth may fail due to generational and cultural gaps.
Engaging at-risk youth in co-creating intervention materials can enhance peer acceptance.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the effectiveness of a card sort technique for developing cellular phone text messages for a substance use prevention intervention.
To improve intervention messaging for at-risk youth by incorporating their perspectives.

Main Methods:

A card sort technique was used with 24 youth exiting the foster care system.
Participants rated stage of change-specific health messages based on Motivational Interviewing and the Transtheoretical Model during focus groups.

Main Results:

Youth favored messages promoting autonomy and future orientation.
Messages referencing the past or suggesting professional help were poorly received.
Social support messages elicited ambivalent responses, potentially linked to feelings of lacking support.

Conclusions:

Youth exiting foster care are a distinct population requiring tailored intervention content.
Standard substance use prevention approaches, like increasing social support, may be ineffective for this group.
The card sort technique shows promise for generating youth-centered intervention content for better engagement.