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Katrina E. Champion
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Open AccessA cluster randomised controlled trial of the Climate Schools: Ecstasy and Emerging Drugs Modulein Australian secondary schools: study protocol
The use of ecstasy is a public health problem and is associated with a range of social costs and harms. In recent years, there has been growing concern about the availability and misuse of new and emerging dru...
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Open AccessA systematic review of school-based eHealth interventions targeting alcohol use, smoking, physical inactivity, diet, sedentary behaviour and sleep among adolescents: a review protocol
Six key behavioural risk factors (risky alcohol use, smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and unhealthy sleep patterns) have been identified as strong determinants of chronic disease, s...
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Open AccessPathways to prevention: protocol for the CAP (Climate and Preventure) study to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of school-based universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention into early adulthood
Alcohol use and associated harms are among the leading causes of burden of disease among young people, highlighting the need for effective prevention. The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial...
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Open AccessUniversal cannabis outcomes from the Climate and Preventure (CAP) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial
The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial to assess and demonstrate the effectiveness of a combined universal and selective approach for preventing alcohol use and related harms among adolescents...
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Substance Use in Older Adolescence: Overcoming the Prevention Paradox
Mental disorders, including substance use disorders, frequently arise during adolescence and track into adulthood. Protracted neurodevelopment may prime adolescents toward the substance use and increase the vu...
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Substance use in older adolescence: Overcoming the prevention paradox
Mental disorders, including substance use disorders, frequently arise during adolescence and track into adulthood. Protracted neurodevelopment may prime adolescents toward the substance use and increase the vu...
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Open AccessStudy protocol of the Our Futures Va** Trial: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents
Effective and scalable prevention approaches are urgently needed to address the rapidly increasing rates of e-cigarette use among adolescents. School-based eHealth interventions can be an efficient, effective,...
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Open AccessPeer-Related Correlates of e-Cigarette Use in Australian Adolescents: a Cross-sectional Examination
This study examined cross-sectional associations between e-cigarette use and (i) perceived peer use of e-cigarettes and (ii) bullying (perpetration and/or victimisation) in Australian adolescents.
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Open AccessStriking the right balance: co-designing the Health4Me healthy lifestyle digital health intervention with adolescents
Adolescents are navigating a period of rapid growth and development within an era of digitalization. Mobile phone ownership among adolescents is nearly ubiquitous, and this provides an opportunity to harness t...
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Open AccessPotential Mediators of a School-Based Digital Intervention Targeting Six Lifestyle Risk Behaviours in a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of Australian Adolescents
Lifestyle risk behaviours—physical inactivity, poor diet, poor sleep, recreational screen time, and alcohol and tobacco use—collectively known as the “Big 6” emerge during adolescence and significantly contrib...
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Open AccessAdolescents’ trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with healthy sleep patterns
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rise in anxiety and depression among adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between sleep and mental health among a large sample of Australi...
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Open AccessAre Digital Health Interventions That Target Lifestyle Risk Behaviors Effective for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adolescents? A Systematic Review with Meta-analyses
Research has established associations between poor mental health and lifestyle risk behaviors among adolescents, yet gaps exist in understanding whether digital health interventions for adolescents targeting t...
