scholarly journals Effectiveness of a school-based mental health education program in an impoverished urban area of Peru

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Yun Kim ◽  
Eun Woo Nam ◽  
Ki Nam Jin ◽  
Ae Young So
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
School Based ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Parental Affection ◽  
Health Related

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based mental health education program in preventing adolescent suicide attempts in an impoverished urban area in Peru, as part of an Official Development Assistance project by the Korea International Cooperation Agency. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model informed the effectiveness study. In this intervention, the participants were first to fifth grade students in public secondary schools. The pre-post intervention survey was conducted with a stratified random sampling method. A sample of 768 and 738 students in experimental and control groups was analyzed comparatively, using chi-squared tests and logistic regression. This study found that the program had a positive effect on adolescent mental health-related risk behaviors and suicide attempts in the experimental group compared to the control group. Thus, the intervention may have helped prevent the increase in mental health-related risk behaviors and suicide attempts. Further, parental affection, when included in the intervention, had a significant effect on suicide attempts. As such, the involvement of parental affection in the intervention might be effective in preventing suicide attempts. To enhance the effectiveness of interventions aiming to prevent adolescent suicide, the participation and attention of parents, as well as adolescents, must be encouraged. Further, to maintain the effectiveness of the intervention and expand coverage to other schools in the neighborhood, a strategy for project sustainability is needed, particularly with regards to capacity-building in schools and communities.

scholarly journals Effects of the School-Based Integrated Health Promotion Program With Hydroponic Planting on Green Space Use and Satisfaction, Dietary Habits, and Mental Health in Early Adolescent Students: A Feasibility Quasi-Experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Wai Hang Kwok ◽  
Cynthia S. T. Wu ◽  
Hiu Tung Tong ◽  
Chun Ni Ho ◽  
Ka Lee Leung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
School Based ◽  
Health Related

Background: School-based green space activities have been found to be beneficial to the physical activity level and lifestyle habits of adolescent students. However, their effects on green space use and satisfaction, mental health, and dietary behaviors required further investigation. This study aimed to investigate the effects of school-based hydroponic planting integrated with health promotion activities in improving green space use, competence and satisfaction, healthy lifestyle, mental health, and health-related quality of life (QoL) among early adolescent students in secondary schools.Methods: This study adopted a three-group comparison design (one control and two intervention groups). Secondary school students (N = 553) of grades 7–9 participated in either (1) hydroponic planting (two times per week for 8 months) integrated with health promotion activities; (2) only health promotion activities (one time per week for 6 weeks); or (3) control group. Outcomes assessed by questionnaire included green space use and satisfaction, life happiness, lifestyle, depressive symptoms, and health-related QoL.Results: After adjusting for sex and school grade, the scores in “green space distance and use” and “green space activity and competence” were significantly better in the intervention groups than in the control group. Hydroponic planting integrated with health promotion activities was also associated with better scores in dietary habits and resistance to substance use. Intervention groups had a higher score in “Green space sense and satisfaction” and life happiness when compared with the control group.Conclusions: Our study shows that the school-based hydroponic planting integrated with health promotion activities were feasible and, to a certain extent, useful to improve green space use and competence, dietary habits, and resistance to substance use among early adolescent students in secondary schools in urban areas. Future studies should address the limitations identified, for example, designing a randomized controlled trial that could fit school schedules to generate new evidence for physical and mental health in adolescent communities.

Oral Health Education Program on Dental Caries Incidence for School Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Jaime ◽  
TS Carvalho ◽  
GC Bonini ◽  
JCP Imparato ◽  
FM Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
School Based ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: This 3-year retrospective controlled clinical trial assessed the effect of a school-based oral health education program on caries incidence in children. Study design: A total of 240 students, aged 5 to 7 years, from two public schools in Monte Sião, Brazil, were included in this study. A school-based oral health education program was developed in one of the schools (experimental group), including 120 students, while the 120 students from the other school did not participate in the program (control group). All children were initially examined for dental caries (dmf-t), and after 3 years, 98 children from the experimental group and 96 from the control group were again examined and answered a questionnaire on oral health issues. The between-groups difference in caries incidence on permanent teeth was calculated using Poisson regression analyses. Logistic regression was used to observe the association between caries incidence and other variables. Results: More students from the experimental group stated knowing what was dental caries and declared that they use dental floss daily, but no significant differences in caries incidence was observed between the experimental and control groups. Conclusion: The school-based oral health education program is not adequately efficient to decrease caries incidence after three years, but some issues about oral health knowledge could be slightly improved.

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Number of Daily Health-Related Behavioral Risk Factors and Sleep Health of the Elderly in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Liu ◽  
Jingshu Chen ◽  
Jiayi Zhou ◽  
Jianjian Liu ◽  
Chanida Lertpitakpong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Multiple Health

This study examined the cross-sectional association among a number of daily health-related behavioral risk factors and sleep among Chinese elderly. A sample of 4993 adults, aged 60 years and older, from the China’s Health-Related Quality of Life Survey for Older Adults 2018 was included in this study. Five daily health-related behaviors, which included smoking, drinking, unhealthy eating habits, insufficient leisure activities, and physical inactivity were measured. Sleep disturbances and sleep quality were used to represent the respondents’ sleep status. Multiple logistic regression models and multiple linear regression models were established. The odds ratios (ORs) of sleep disturbances for those with one to five health-related risk behaviors were 1.41 (95% CI = 1.11 to 1.78), 2.09 (95% CI = 1.66 to 2.63), 2.54 (95% CI = 1.99 to 3.25), 2.12 (95% CI = 1.60 to 2.80), and 2.49 (95% CI = 1.70 to 3.65), respectively. Individuals with one health-related risk behavior (B = 0.14, 95% CI = −0.23 to −0.06), two health-related risk behaviors (B = 0.21, 95% CI = −0.30 to −0.13), three health-related risk behaviors (B = 0.46, 95% CI = −0.55 to −0.37), four health-related risk behaviors (B = 0.50, 95% CI = −0.62 to −0.39), and five health-related risk behaviors (B = 0.83, 95% CI = −1.00 to −0.66) showed lower scores of self-perceived sleep quality. Having multiple health-risk behaviors was positively correlated with a higher risk of sleep disturbances among Chinese elderly. Moreover, elderly individuals with multiple health-related risk behaviors were significantly associated with poorer sleep quality.

scholarly journals Alcohol Use, Mental Health, and HIV-related Risk Behaviors among Adult Men in Karnataka

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (S1) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhabika B. Nayak ◽  
Rachael A. Korcha ◽  
Vivek Benegal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Related Risk

A School-Based Health Education Program Can Improve Cholesterol Values for Middle School Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 940-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. B. Cotts ◽  
C. S. Goldberg ◽  
L. M. Palma Davis ◽  
J. E. DuRussel-Weston ◽  
S. M. Aaronson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Algerian Sport High School as Comprehensive Approach for Improving Public Education System

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Reguig Madani ◽  
Mohammed Zerf ◽  
SBA Bouabdellah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Abdominal Muscles ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
School Based ◽  
Explosive Force ◽  
The Impact

Summary In 2001 Algerian Governmental created Sport High School (HSA). Its main mission is education, training and development of young talents by providing all the conditions to serve their healthy sports path. Firstly, by intensifying their daily sports as school-based health education program designed to improve their physical status relates to their healthy lifestyle. Disclosed by evaluation tool design to detect their physical abilities as well as their longitudinal followings. Used in present as evaluation scale to inspect imprudence related to the objectives of Algerian public schools (HPA). For proposing this comparative study test 1 000 High School student, 800 boys and 200 girls for academic years 2017 – 2018. The evaluation focused on measuring anthropometric parameters - age, weight, height and BMI as well as physical qualities - speed (30 m), the explosive force vertical (VJ), explosive force of the arms (medicine ball throw 3 kg (MB), flexibility trunk (FT)), endurance abdominal muscles (maximum of <4 sit-ups > in one minute (EAM) and aerobic endurance (20m shuttle test (VO2max)). Controlled by rating scales produced by Iaiche Rezoug. Based on the scale provided by this latter, our results proclaims the generalization of perspectives implemented in Algerian Sport High School as school-based physical health education program designed to reduce the consequences of overweight on health-related to physical performance. Estimated by rating scales produced by Iaiche Rezoug, which could serve as a model database refining the impact of the two Algerian educational systems, as an approach suggesting a clear direction for the development of adequate programs for the larger populations of Algerian scholars.

scholarly journals Dos and Don'ts in Designing School-Based Awareness Programs for Suicide Prevention

Crisis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna Grosselli ◽  
Kristina Herzog ◽  
Robert H. Aseltine ◽  
Judit Balazs ◽  
Vladimir Carli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
School Based ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Suicide Awareness

Abstract. Background: Despite the promising evidence for the effectiveness of school-based awareness programs in decreasing the rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in young people, no guidelines on the targets and methods of safe and effective awareness programs exist. Aims: This study intends to distill recommendations for school-based suicide awareness and prevention programs from experts. Method: A three-stage Delphi survey was administered to an expert panel between November 2018 and March 2019. A total of 214 items obtained from open-ended questions and the literature were rated in two rounds. Consensus and stability were used as assessment criteria. Results: The panel consisted of 19 participants in the first and 13 in the third stage. Recommended targets included the reduction of suicide attempts, the enhancement of help-seeking and peer support, as well as the promotion of mental health literacy and life skills. Program evaluation, facilitating access to healthcare, and long-term action plans across multiple levels were among the best strategies for the prevention of adverse effects. Limitations: The study is based on opinions of a rather small number of experts. Conclusion: The promotion of help-seeking and peer support as well as facilitating access to mental health-care utilities appear pivotal for the success of school-based awareness programs.

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