Mentor
Dr. James Hall
Participation year
2005
Project title

Screening for Risk Factors Among Adolescents in a Primary Health Care Setting

Abstract

The purposes of this study will be to identify what factors are associated with risky behaviors among adolescents who receive primary health care services. For this study, data will be gathered using a cross sectional survey design with data from existing patient record. The data will be collected mainly from the GAPS instrument. After data has been collected, the association of various factors with risky behavior will be evaluated. Data will be gathered from patient records at the Iowa hospital using an instrument developed for this study - the Wallace Data Collection instrument. This study will pinpoint certain factors associated with risk behaviors among adolescents in a primary care setting. Some of the factors include: parental attention, friends, grades in school, learning problems and depression. The results of this study will also serve as a guide to alert parents of certain warning signs that predict unsafe behavior Research is very limited in this area and this project will increase knowledge about the topic.

Marion  Wallace
Education
Dillard University