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. 2021 May 31;2021(5):CD012423. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012423.pub2

Abraham 2011.

Methods Design: unclear (potential quasi‐RCT). Publication is a research abstract poster
Pre‐post survey
Unit of randomisation: not reported
Participants Healthcare provider: third‐year medical students assigned to the paediatric clerkship
Location/Setting: not reported
Sample size: 158
Number of withdrawals/dropouts: not reported
Sex: not reported
Mean age: not reported
Inclusion criteria: not reported
Exclusion criteria: not reported
Interventions Intervention (n = 73): 2‐hour communication workshop involving an abbreviated lecture and an educational encounter with trained teen actors, which included small‐group role‐play scenarios. Teens provided feedback on discussions of confidentiality, use of body language, screening, and ability to identify and manage teen complaint
Control (n = 85): standard 1‐hour lecture on taking a confidential, adolescent psychosocial history based on the SSHADES (Strengths, School, Home, Activities, Diet, Drugs, Emotions, Sexuality, Spirituality, and Safety) screening technique
Outcomes Primary outcomes: adapted from the AAP Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Program survey
  • Self‐reported screening practices

  • Perceived importance and confidence in violence screening


Secondary outcomes: not reported
Time of outcome assessment: pre‐ and post‐rotation (rotation time frame unclear)
Notes Study start date: not reported
Study end date: not reported
Funding source: not reported
Conflicts of interest: not reported