In a pilot study for the GGC4H trial, researchers found that a virtual version of the Guiando Buenas Decisiones program delivered in the context of pediatric primary care was feasible, acceptable, and appealing to pediatricians and parents. The program is a Spanish-language version of the Guiding Good Choices intervention being implemented in the GGC4H trial.
The report was published online ahead of print in the Journal of Prevention.
The pediatricians and parents included in the Spanish-language feasibility pilot participated in semistructured, telephone-based, qualitative interviews in 2020 and 2021. Although Guiando Buenas Decisiones had previously been offered in community settings, pediatric primary care may offer another appealing setting for reaching Spanish-speaking families.
“By offering [the program] in a trusted setting, the stigma of parenting programs will be reduced and preventive interventions can be more sustainably funded,” the authors wrote.
GGC4H, an NIH Collaboratory Trial, is a pragmatic clinical trial testing the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing within healthcare systems the Guiding Good Choices substance use prevention program for caregivers of adolescents aged 11 to 13 years. The trial is supported within the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory by a cooperative agreement from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Learn more about GGC4H.