2018
Preliminary Investigation of a Videogame Prototype for Cigarette and Marijuana Prevention in Adolescents
Duncan LR, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Sawyer BG, Fiellin LE. Preliminary Investigation of a Videogame Prototype for Cigarette and Marijuana Prevention in Adolescents. Substance Abuse 2018, 39: 275-279. PMID: 29425481, PMCID: PMC6085155, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1437862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarijuana preventionGameplay experienceMarijuana useMedium-large effectWeeks of gameplayMotivational variablesBehavioral skillsPretest-posttest designAdolescent boysGameplay sessionsPreliminary evidenceRepeated-measures analysisOne-way repeated-measures analysisPrevention interventionsMarijuanaVideogamesHealth interventionsExperiencePreliminary investigationInterventionPositive reportsAdolescentsLarge effectNormsCigarettes
2017
Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Kyriakides TC, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Mayes L, Crusto CA, Forsyth BW, Fiellin DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e314. PMID: 28923788, PMCID: PMC5625130, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virusIntervention groupHealth attitudesInitiation of intercourseVideo game interventionControl groupHIV sexual riskSexual health outcomesSexual risk reductionDelay of initiationDigital health interventionsSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsGame interventionPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusMean ageAnal intercourseHealth outcomesHealth interventionsSexual riskMonthsMinority adolescentsIntervention
2014
Novel Methods to Collect Meaningful Data From Adolescents for the Development of Health Interventions
Hieftje K, Duncan LR, Fiellin LE. Novel Methods to Collect Meaningful Data From Adolescents for the Development of Health Interventions. Health Promotion Practice 2014, 15: 714-722. PMID: 24519998, PMCID: PMC4267885, DOI: 10.1177/1524839914521211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth interventions