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Development of an eHealth Intervention Prototype to Prevent Health Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents: A User-Centered Formative Study

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  • Yannine Estrada

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

  • Alyssa Lozano

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

  • Padideh Lovan

    (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA)

  • Devina J. Boga

    (Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA)

  • Lara Martinuzzi

    (Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA)

  • Jennifer Chavez

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

  • Maria I. Tapia

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

  • Guillermo Prado

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

  • Victoria Behar-Zusman

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA)

Abstract
Health risk behaviors continue to disproportionately affect Hispanic youth. Despite the existence of successful family and school-based interventions, there is a need for developing and testing individually-based preventive interventions that are easily accessed and widely disseminated. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a prototype (proof of concept) for an individual-level mobile application (app), informed by Hispanic parents and adolescents, to prevent/reduce drug use and sexual risk behaviors among Hispanic youth. An iterative user-centered approach was used to inform the development of the app prototype via focus groups with 66 participants ( n = 46 adolescents, n = 20 parents). A coding team analyzed data from the focus groups and identified major themes. The coding team summarized interview data into sub-categories that yielded five intervention modules for Hispanic adolescents, three more than originally proposed (i.e., drug use and sexual risk behaviors): (1) effective communication, (2) depression, (3) sexual health, (4) drug use, and (5) mindfulness. A mobile application for health risk behaviors can be used as an additional preventive tool to decrease the existing behavioral health disparities among Hispanic youth. Incorporating a user-centered approach to inform development is important for including the needs and voices of this population.

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  • Yannine Estrada & Alyssa Lozano & Padideh Lovan & Devina J. Boga & Lara Martinuzzi & Jennifer Chavez & Maria I. Tapia & Guillermo Prado & Victoria Behar-Zusman, 2024. "Development of an eHealth Intervention Prototype to Prevent Health Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents: A User-Centered Formative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(12), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:12:p:1613-:d:1534474
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