Psychology: Research and Review
Table 3 Present and absent quality elements in drug use prevention projects in Vitória (ES) schools
Project | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | % Yes | % No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality element | |||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical foundation | 1. Theoretical model | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 81.25 | 18.75 |
Objectives | 2. Clear definition | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 100 | 0 |
3. Focus on primary prevention | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 18.75 | 81.25 | |
4. Focus on secondary prevention | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 93.75 | 6.25 | |
5. Focus on tertiary prevention | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
Participants | 6. Families | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 37.5 | 62.5 |
7. Out-of-school community | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
8. Elementary school students | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 56.25 | 43.75 | |
9. Secondary school students | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | 43.75 | 56.25 | |
Content | 10. Life skills | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 12.5 | 87.5 |
11. Knowledge about drugs | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 87.5 | 12.5 | |
12. Positive social relationships | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 43.75 | 56.25 | |
13. Alternative activities to drug use | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 43.75 | 56.25 | |
Methodology | 14. Interactive/experiential | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 93.75 | 6.25 |
15. Informative | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 93.75 | 6.25 | |
16. Written printed material | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 62.5 | 37.5 | |
17. Audio-visual/internet material | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 50 | 50 | |
Characteristics | 18. Bimonthly duration | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | 18.75 | 81.25 |
19. Semi-annual duration | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 31.25 | 68.75 | |
20. Annual duration | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | 18.75 | 81.25 | |
21. Daily periodicity | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
22. Weekly periodicity | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 18.75 | 81.25 | |
23. Monthly periodicity | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | 43.75 | 56.25 | |
24. Semi-annual periodicity | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
25. Implementation by agents with specific training | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 62.25 | 37.75 | |
26. Implementation by out-of-school agents | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 62.25 | 37.75 | |
27. Implementation by students as mediators | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | 37.5 | 62.5 | |
28. Design by the whole school community | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | 12.5 | 87.5 | |
29. Design based on the participants’ needs | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 75 | 25 | |
30. Inclusion in the school curriculum | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | 37.5 | 62.5 | |
31. Content reinforcement | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
Evaluation | 32. Pre- and post-test | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 |
33. Process evaluation | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 31.25 | 68.75 | |
34. Control group | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 100 | |
35. Qualitative evaluation | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 31.25 | 68.75 | |
Total among 19 effectiveness elements: 1, 6, 10 to 17, 22 to 24 [considered one and any “intensity”], 27 to 33, 34 to 37 [considered one and any “evaluation”] | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | |||
Approximate quality index of the project | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.26 | |||