Adolescents like health promotion consultations
but they have
little effect
Health promotion consultations for teenagers in general practice
are well received but not very effective in changing behaviour. In a
randomised controlled trial Walker and colleagues (p 524) found that a
significantly higher proportion of the intervention group showed
positive change for at least one behaviour (diet, exercise, smoking, or
drinking alcohol) at three months. But this did not persist to 12 months. The intervention was simple, cheap, and well received, with
97% of teenagers saying they would recommend it to a friend.
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