The review is a good start to theming the factors that are impactful in parenting strategies to decrease alcohol use in adolescents. A limitation is the analysis of studies of poor quality. The studies were heterogeneous in nature. To make up for this diversity p values were combined using Stouffers method. This decreased the ability to estimate the effect of size of associations. Further research is required to support the findings of this systematic review. Summary/Conclusion As a result of the above critical appraisal the systematic review can be used as a valid resource for practitioners to incorporate into their clinical practice when targeting parents in decreasing underage alcohol consumption. Table 3: Characteristics of included studies Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 4 Moore et al. 2010 Ryan et al. 2011 Pettersson et al. Foley et al. 2004 2009 The study examined An expert panel The study analysed The study goal was “children’s produced specific the significance of to evaluate the perceptions of strategies for socio-demographic importance of protective (parental parents on actions factors for parental adult’s approval of monitoring, family they can take to attitudes and adolescents alcohol closeness) and risk reduce alcohol behaviour regarding use and to evaluate Intervention factors (conflict, consumption of adolescent alcohol the effects on investigated liberality of parental their adolescent use. adolescents attitudes towards children. drinking behaviour. antisocial behaviours and family history of substance misuse) within their family environment.” Comparison N/A N/A N/A N/A intervention Children between the Expert consensus Survey questions Survey questions ages of 11-16 were on a set of parental related to parental related to underage asked questions strategies to reduce attitudes and alcohol about their alcohol alcohol use in their parental behaviour consumption were consumption adolescent children. concerning measured: the behaviours. adolescents and number of drinks on Outcomes used Questions related to alcohol. the last occasion, family functioning, past 30 day use, children’s perception and binge drinking. of parental attitudes towards deviant behaviours and family history of alcohol or
The review is a good start to theming the factors that are impactful in parenting strategies to decrease alcohol use in adolescents. A limitation is the analysis of studies of poor quality. The studies were heterogeneous in nature. To make up for this diversity p values were combined using Stouffers method. This decreased the ability to estimate the effect of size of associations. Further research is required to support the findings of this systematic review. Summary/Conclusion As a result of the above critical appraisal the systematic review can be used as a valid resource for practitioners to incorporate into their clinical practice when targeting parents in decreasing underage alcohol consumption. Table 3: Characteristics of included studies Study 1 Moore et al. 2010 Study 2 Ryan et al. 2011 Study 3 Pettersson et al. 2009 Study 4 Foley et al. 2004 Intervention investigated The study examined “children’s perceptions of protective (parental monitoring, family closeness) and risk factors (conflict, liberality of parental attitudes towards antisocial behaviours and family history of substance misuse) within their family environment.” An expert panel produced specific strategies for parents on actions they can take to reduce alcohol consumption of their adolescent children. The study analysed the significance of socio-demographic factors for parental attitudes and behaviour regarding adolescent alcohol use. The study goal was to evaluate the importance of adult’s approval of adolescents alcohol use and to evaluate the effects on adolescents drinking behaviour. Comparison intervention N/A N/A N/A N/A Outcomes used Children between the ages of 11-16 were asked questions about their alcohol consumption behaviours. Questions related to family functioning, children’s perception of parental attitudes towards deviant behaviours and family history of alcohol or Expert consensus on a set of parental strategies to reduce alcohol use in their adolescent children. Survey questions related to parental attitudes and parental behaviour concerning adolescents and alcohol. Survey questions related to underage alcohol consumption were measured: the number of drinks on the last occasion, past 30 day use, and binge drinking.