scholarly journals ’The Pyramid of Success” the health promotion program for school- children with visual impairment

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Wrzesinska ◽  
K Binder ◽  
J Rakoczy ◽  
K Tabała ◽  
A Lipert
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Present Information ◽  
Main Effect

Abstract Issue/problem Young people with visual impairment (VI) are more likely to have low literacy comparing to the rest of population. Additionally, they are at the high risk of obesity what has been attributed to poor food choices or lack of physical activity. Hence, interventions to support their nutrition status are needed. Description of the problem One hundred eighty six students aged 10-18 years (M = 13.9; SD = 2.44) selected from 6 schools for pupils with VI. An intervention describing healthy lifestyle guidelines was performed. Two innovative tools concerning nutrition guidelines tailored to the needs of people with VI were used during intervention: The Healthy Lifestyle Pyramid (HLP) and the Puzzle Game (PG). Participants were devoted to the Control Group (CG; N = 94) where only HLP was used and the Study Group (SG, N = 92) who participated in the classes with both tools: HLP and PG. Before and just after intervention a single-choice questionnaire regarding health literacy comprising 15 questions was used to verify the level of required knowledge regarding nutrition. Results There was a significant main effect of using HLP in the CG F(1. 132)=14.524, p < 0.001. The main effect of using HLP and PG in the SG was also significant, F(1. 132)=6.188, p = 0.014. The actual difference in mean scores between SG and CG was medium. The effect size, calculated using partial eta squared, was .045. Lessons The interventions with tools tailored to the needs of people with VI had positive significant impact on nutrition knowledge. Health promotion activities focusing on the health literacy improvement are more effective when various approaches are used to present information. Future health promotion activities should be adjusted to the needs of different populations to provide an equal access to healthy behaviours and to enhance health literacy. Key messages Using tools tailored to the needs of people with VI provide an equal access to health promotion. Health promotion activities are more effective when range approaches are used to present information.

Do Japan’s Health Care Personnel Meet the Personal Health Goals of the “National Health Promotion Program”?

2021 ◽  
pp. 101053952110087
Author(s):  
Nobutaka Hirooka ◽  
Takeshi Sano ◽  
Reiko Yasumura ◽  
Yuji Maeyama ◽  
Nakamoto Hidetomo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
National Health ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
High Health Literacy

To improve health among the population and reduce the societal burden of care and health-related costs in a rapidly aging environment, the Japanese government launched the “National Health Promotion Program in the 21st Century” (HJ21), which contains goals concerning areas such as lifestyle behavior and the use of preventive medicine. While health care personnel are responsible for guiding others’ health choices, they may not maintain healthy lifestyles themselves. Whether these individuals are meeting the HJ21 goals has not yet been examined. This study aims to determine whether certified specialists in health management are meeting such goals, and to compare their performance with the national average. This is a cross-sectional survey study. Study participants, sourced from all prefectures in Japan, were specialists certified in health management. We measured data concerning demographic information, lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition, diet, sleep, rest, smoking, and alcohol use), and the use of preventive medicine. The study participants exhibited many characteristics of high health literacy. They had an overall healthy lifestyle and met most of the HJ21 goals of healthy lifestyle, and a high proportion underwent health maintenance examinations and cancer screenings. These practices and behaviors maybe associated with high health literacy and social engagement activities.

Promoting Key Family Practices of Common Childhood Illnesses among Mothers with Under-Five Children in Selected Military Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Eta Squared ◽  
Family Practices ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Mothers are fundamental caregivers for under-five children and thus, family participation in child health services is very important. Therefore, a quasi-experimental study for promoting key family practices of mothers with under-five children was conducted among 278 respondents from Oaktwin Cantonment and Inndaing Cantonment in 2014. Data were collected by face-to-face interview with pretested structured questionnaire. Health promotion program including health education and advocacy for unit supports was implemented in study group. Before intervention, baseline data of respondents and pre-intervention knowledge and practices levels were identified. In the three-month and six-month after interventions, post-intervention data collection was done in both groups and data were analyzed. Findings show that there was a statistically significant difference of knowledge and practice scores between study group and control group after three-month interventions (t=10.827, p<0.0001, eta squared=0.297 and t=8.2, p<0.0001, eta squared=0.195, respectively), and six-month post-intervention (t=10.035, p<0.0001, eta squared=0.267 and t=8.773, p<0.0001, eta squared=0.304, respectively). Moreover, knowledge and practice level within study groups have a significant effect for time (F=160.45, p<0.0001 and F=113.06, p<0.0001, respectively) and the magnitude of this effect was also large (eta squared=0.699 for knowledge and 0.621 for practice). At the same time, knowledge and practice of control group have a significant effect for time (F=3.648, p=0.029 and F=19.564, p<0.0001, respectively) but this effect was very small. It can be asserted that health promotion program can improve the knowledge and practice of mothers regarding key family practices. The findings of current study might be a cornerstone for improvement of maternal knowledge and practice on caring for children in the military community.

scholarly journals Intervention Effects of a School-Based Health Promotion Programme on Obesity Related Behavioural Outcomes

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Kobel ◽  
Tamara Wirt ◽  
Anja Schreiber ◽  
Dorothea Kesztyüs ◽  
Sarah Kettner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Promotion Programme ◽  
Randomised Study ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Education Levels

Studies have shown preventive effects of an active lifestyle during childhood on later life; therefore, health promotion has to start early. The programme “Join the Healthy Boat” promotes a healthy lifestyle in primary school children. In order to evaluate it, children’s behaviours in respect of increased physical activity (PA), a decrease in screen media use (SMU), more regular breakfast, and a reduction of the consumption of soft drinks (SDC) were investigated. 1943 children (7.1 ± 0.6 years) participated in the cluster-randomised study and were assessed at baseline and 1736 of them at follow-up. Teachers delivered lessons, which included behavioural contracting and budgeting of SMU and SDC. Daily SMU, PA behaviours, SDC, and breakfast patterns were assessed via parental questionnaire. After one-year intervention, significant effects were found in the intervention group for SMU of girls, children without migration background, and children with parents having a low education level. In the control group, second grade children skipped breakfast significantly more often. Tendencies but no significant differences were found for PA and SDC. This intervention seems to affect groups, which are usually hard to reach, such as children of parents with low education levels, which shows that active parental involvement is vital for successful interventions.

A Single-Session Universal Mental Health Promotion Program in Japanese Schools: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1727-1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayumi G. Mio ◽  
Yuki Matsumuto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Japanese Schools

A program based on cognitive behavioral therapy was developed for Japanese junior high school students aged 12–15 years. It consists of a single 50-minute session that targets a reduction in irrational beliefs, which is related to the improvement of psychological distress, such as anxiety and depression. The students were assigned to an intervention group (n = 238) and a control group (n = 277); the latter received an assertiveness training program. Students completed questionnaires including scales addressing irrational beliefs and self-esteem at pre- and post-program. The results revealed that, despite its short length, the OKS program significantly reduced irrational beliefs in the intervention group, in comparison to the control group. Moreover, both programs increased self-esteem. These findings imply the feasibility of a single-session universal mental health promotion program in Japanese schools.

An Evaluation of Lifestyle Risk Factors and Absenteeism after Two Years in a Worksite Health Promotion Program

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Andrew Wood ◽  
Gary W. Olmstead ◽  
James L. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Participant Group

The purpose of this article is to compare health risk factors and rates of absenteeism of employees at General Mills, Inc. after participating for two years in a voluntary, self-directed health promotion program, called the “TriHealthalon.” Twelve hundred field sales employees were initially targeted to participate in this program, which focused on improving participants' physical, mental, and social well-being. Participants were asked to fill out a computerized lifestyle appraisal form before they started the program in 1985, and again in 1986. The rates of absenteeism were monitored for each individual in the participant and nonparticipant groups for the years 1984 (before the program started), 1985, and 1986. T-tests were performed to compare the rate of absenteeism between the two groups. Observations show that after two years in the TriHealthalon program, there was an increase in healthy lifestyle behaviors in the participant group, with a five percent decrease in the number of smokers, a 37 percent increase in the number of people who use their seat belts, and a 23 percent increase in the number of people who exercise three times a week. There was no significant difference in absenteeism between the groups in 1984, before the program began. Absenteeism was significantly (p < .05) less in the participant group during 1985 and 1986 after the initiation of the program.

scholarly journals Effect of a training program for promoting the mental health of nursing students in Zagazig University

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Hanem A.A. Ahmed ◽  
Safaa M. Metwally ◽  
Mona M. Abd El-Maksoud
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
And Control

Mental health is a vital and necessary component of health. Mental health promotion creates positive environments for the good mental health and wellbeing of populations. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program on promoting mental health of nursing students. Aquasi-experimental design was used. A convenience sample included 130 nursing students from the nursing program at Zagazig University were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Participants completed the Thai Defense Style Questionnaire 40 (DSQ-40) and Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC-29). Prior to the implementation of training program, mean scores on both measures did not differ significantly between the intervention and control group. However there were significant differences between both groups before and after the intervention. The current findings supported the efficiency of mental health promotion program. Therefore, it is essential to conduct further structured and executive programs concerning promote mental health among the nursing students, which it is important to prepare nursing students to accomplish their experiences more effectively.

scholarly journals Health Literacy Improves the Lifestyle of Undergraduate in Education Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lisiane Goetz ◽  
Renato C. Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Recreational Physical Activity ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Global Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
The University

The choices related to lifestyle habits, during the period of graduation at the university are decisive for the development of a healthy lifestyle and for combating the risk behaviors that lead to Chronic Non-communicable Diseases. This study aims to examine the relationship between a discipline focused on health literacy and the development of attitudinal components aimed at the competence of self-care and responsibility of pedagogy students, in relation to the choices that constitute their lifestyle. The investigation of this research indicates that the literacy and health promotion program developed during the Principles of Healthy Living for education students had a positive effect on the development of competence and responsibility for self-care in their lifestyle. Quantitative data were obtained using the socio-demographic questionnaire and validated scale of the Fantastic Lifestyle and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, at the beginning and end of the course. The results point to an improvement in lifestyle with an increase in the practice of recreational physical activity of vigorous intensity (p=0.0339) and in its frequency (p=0.0130). Still, there was a significant reduction in the level of physical inactivity (p=0.0451), in addition to the evident improvement in lifestyle (p=0.0196), with all participants grouped in the categories “Good”, “Very Good” and “Excellent” referring to lifestyle. This study showed that an approach to health education for university students is a positive initiative for teaching important skills to consolidate a healthy lifestyle.

PROM SSCOL – Impact of a Papillomavirus vaccination promotion program in middle school: a study protocol for a cluster controlled trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuong Lien Tran ◽  
Emmanuel Chirpaz ◽  
Malik Boukerrou ◽  
Antoine Bertolotti
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND In Reunion Island, incidence and mortality for uterine cervical cancer is high, yet coverage rate for HPV vaccination is low. OBJECTIVE The main objective of the study is to evaluate, the impact of a health promotion program, promoting HPV vaccination, on the proportion of middle school girls who complete the full HPV vaccination schedule (2 or 3 doses) by the end of school year. METHODS This study is a cluster controlled intervention study using a superiority design. A combined health promotion program will be offered, containing: information to students and parents, training of general practitioners and free school-based vaccination (in a "health bus"). Children who will benefit from this program will constitute the intervention group, and will be compared to children from another middle school who will not benefit from any program, constituting the control group. RESULTS Our hypotheses were as follow : Clear and appropriate information for the target population as well as for their parents, will improve their knowledge about HPV vaccination, and thus increase their adherence to this vaccination ; combining information with vaccination in the school setting will reduce any material obstacles that may prevent the vaccination process; raising awareness among general practitioners will enable them to better understand the benefits and risks of HPV vaccination, and thus encourage families, who naturally trust them, to adhere to the program. CONCLUSIONS Final implication would be an extension of this program in all middle schools of the Island and thus increase HPV vaccination coverage. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04459221

The Effectiveness of an Active Learning Program in Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle among Older Adults with Low Health Literacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Gerontology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Kazuki Uemura ◽  
Minoru Yamada ◽  
Hiroshi Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Low Health Literacy

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Older adults often have a greater need for health information and health care services because access to these helps them manage their health and the chronic conditions of aging. Therefore, low health literacy bears a special significance for the population of older adults. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an active learning program on health literacy, lifestyle behaviors, physical function, and mental health among community-dwelling older adults with low health literacy. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This single-blind, randomized controlled trial involved 60 participants aged ≥65 years with a low health literacy who were randomly assigned to an intervention (<i>n</i> = 30) or control (<i>n</i> = 30) group. Across 24 weeks, the intervention group attended weekly 90-min active learning program sessions, which involved exploratory learning, group work, and the self-planning of behavior changes that promote a healthy lifestyle. The control group attended a 90-min class, which was taught in accordance with the didactic teaching method. For both groups, the programs focused on the role of exercise, diet/nutrition, and cognitive activity for promoting health among older adults. The outcome measures were administered at baseline and week 24. Comprehensive health literacy (i.e., primary outcome) was assessed using the Health Literacy Scale-14. Lifestyle factors (i.e., physical activity, dietary variety, life-space mobility, and social network size), physical function, and depressive symptoms were measured. We used a linear mixed model to estimate the intervention effects in accordance with the intention-to-treat approach. <b><i>Results:</i></b> When compared to the control group, the intervention group demonstrated a significant improvement in communicative health literacy, step count, engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, dietary variety, life-space mobility, social network size, grip strength, gait speed, and depressive symptoms. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The active learning program can promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent functional decline among older adults who lack the confidence to engage in health communication.

scholarly journals ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN PATIENTS WITH MORBID OBESITY AFTER GASTROPLASTY: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilma Carla de Souza PORCELLI ◽  
Nathalia Maciel CORSI ◽  
Marina de Lourdes Calvo FRACASSO ◽  
Renata Corrêa PASCOTTO ◽  
Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel CARDELLI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Tooth Wear ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Conditions ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Background: The bariatric surgery may have negative repercussions on oral conditions. Aim: To evaluate the impact of oral health educational/preventive program developed with patients submitted to gastroplasties. Method: The sample consisted of 109 patients randomly allocated to two groups: intervention group (IG), where they participated in the oral health promotion program that include multiple educational-preventive approaches; control group (CG), where they received usual care from the bariatric clinic staff, without participation in the program. The oral conditions investigated in the pre-operative and postoperative periods of one month (1M) and six months (6M) were: dental caries, periodontal disease, tooth wear, dental plaque and salivary flow. Results: After bariatric surgery, patients in IG presented: fewer changes in enamel (6M: p=0.004), dentin (6M: p=0.005) and gingival bleeding (6M: p<0.0001), reduction in plaque index (1M, 6M: p<0.0001) and increased salivary flow (6M: p=0.039), when compared with CG. Incipient tooth wear was recorded in both groups (6M: p=0.713). Conclusion: There was a positive impact of the implemented program in the prevention of the main oral health problems in patients who underwent gastroplasties, contributing to their quality of life.

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