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Core intervention components from the evidence-based intervention, Familias Unidas, were transposed into a video format and edited for content. Additionally, interactive exercises and a soap opera series were incorporated to reinforce intervention content and optimize participant engagement and retention. To understand the feasibility and acceptability of eHealth Familias Unidas, we conducted a pilot study and examined findings from: (1) session completion rates for both e-parent group sessions and family sessions (n = 23 families); and (2) qualitative data collected from Hispanic parents (n = 29) that received the eHealth intervention. Engagement and attendance in the intervention showed that 83% of families engaged in the intervention and that there was an overall session completion rate of 78%. Qualitative interviews were conducted mid and post intervention with a combined total of 29 participants. A general inductive approach was used to derive themes from the collected data. Overall, parents expressed positive feedback in regards to the intervention and stated that there were multiple lessons learned from participating in eHealth Familias Unidas. Findings indicate that an Internet-based family intervention is not only feasible and acceptable for Hispanic families, but also offers a viable option to ameliorate barriers to participation and implementation of preventive interventions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph14030264","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,9]],"date-time":"2017-03-09T06:56:43Z","timestamp":1489042603000},"page":"264","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":38,"title":["eHealth Familias Unidas: Pilot Study of an Internet Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Family Intervention to Reduce Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yannine","family":"Estrada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lourdes","family":"Molleda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1819-8495","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashley","family":"Murray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of HIV\/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathryn","family":"Drumhiller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of HIV\/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA"},{"name":"Lifesource Biomedical, Herndon, VA 20170, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Tapia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Krystal","family":"Sardinas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexa","family":"Rosen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"4302 Snowberry Lane, Naples, FL 34119, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hilda","family":"Pantin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tatiana","family":"Perrino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Madeline","family":"Sutton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of HIV\/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9847-1358","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miguel","family":"Cano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daphney","family":"Dorcius","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Wendorf Muhamad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guillermo","family":"Prado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"S1","article-title":"Mental health surveillance among children-United States, 2005\u20132011","volume":"62","author":"Perou","year":"2013","journal-title":"MMWR Surveill. 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