scholarly journals Impact Analysis of ICT based Educational Intervention on Change in Consumption of Junk Food Among School Going Children in Jaipur: A Vis a Vis Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Sakshi Mehta ◽  
◽  
Dr. Swati Vyas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Junk Food

Introduction and Objectives of Research Study: World data revealed the facts that twenty-first-century school-going children are more inclined towards the consumption of junk food especially during the COVID 19 pandemic period and this habit of consuming junk food is recognized as a serious health problem around the globe. Thus in this backdrop, the present research framework aims to assess the effectiveness of an ICT based educational intervention program for school going children in Jaipur Metropolitan City, India to reduce junk food consumption habits. Research Methodology: In the present research study data was collected with the help of a simple random sampling technique from n=200, school-going children of study area Jaipur. Primary data collection tool- a self-developed structured questionnaire was used in the present study. Data was collected in a phased manner i.e. Pre-test before intervention study and post-test after the ICT based interactive study. For statistical analysis, a multiple linear regression model and a paired t-test were used to assess the effectiveness of ICT based educational intervention programs in the present research study. Findings and Conclusion: Findings obtained from the present study concluded that among school children of Jaipur the behavioural intention of junk food consumption was different in pretest and posttest [4.98 ± 1.6 and 6.84 ± 1.2]. The present research study concludes that the ICT based intervention program developed by the research scholar has been proved as an effective education program for changing the intentions of school-going children and also prevent them from making the habit of consuming junk food which was found statistically significant at the p-value <0.05. It was also found from the study that, the behavioural intention of junk food consumption, the attitude of school-going children towards junk food consumption, and perceived behavioural control toward junk food were statistically significant as the obtained p-value was <0.05. Implications of the study: In a nutshell, it can be postulated from the present research study that ICT based intervention program has a significant positive influence on the perceived behaviour without a control group of school-going children in the study area Jaipur and the same findings can be used unanimously in other study conditions around the globe.

scholarly journals Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Upendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Nirmal Gautam ◽  
Tulsi Ram Bhandari ◽  
Nirmal Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Interactive Lecture ◽  
Perceived Behavior

Consumption of junk food among adolescents has been recognized as a serious health problem in the world. Therefore, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention program (interactive lecture) based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) for reducing junk food consumption among school adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal. A structured questionnaire was deployed for collecting the data from four government schools. Pretest and Posttest group study design and simple random sampling techniques were used. A multiple linear regression model and a paired t-test were used to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention program. The theory of planned behavior indicates that behavioral intention of junk food consumption was different in pretest and posttest [5.43 ± 1.3 and 7.96 ± 0.3]. Furthermore, the average score of attitude toward junk food consumption was 11.9 ± 1.5 and 16.3 ± 1.6. Meanwhile, perceived behavior control (PBC) toward junk food was also different after intervention [2.42 ± 0.50 and 3.13 ± 0.58]. The interactive lecture method was proved an effective education program for changing the intentions of adolescent students and preventing them from consuming junk food which were statistically significant (<0.05). In addition, behavioral intention of junk food consumption, attitude toward junk food consumption, and perceived behavioral control toward junk food were statistically significant (<0.05). Therefore, study concluded that the intervention program has positive influence on the perceived behavior without control group of school-going adolescents.

scholarly journals Effect of a breastfeeding educational intervention: a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdnaxela Fernandes do Carmo Souza ◽  
Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira ◽  
Antonieta Keiko Kakuda Shimo
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objective: to assess the effect of a breastfeeding educational intervention on the counseling provided to postpartum women. Method: this is a randomized controlled trial including 104 postpartum women (intervention group = 52 and control group = 52) from a private hospital, whose educational intervention was based on the pragmatic theory and on the use of a soft-hard technology called Breastfeeding Educational Kit (Kit Educativo para Aleitamento Materno, KEAM). Women were followed-up for up to 60 days after childbirth. Chi-Squared Test, Fischer’s Exact Test, and Generalized Estimating Equation were used, with a significance level of 5% (p-value <0.05). The analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 24. Results: the postpartum women in the intervention group had fewer breastfeeding difficulties and a higher percentage of exclusive breastfeeding at all time points compared with those in the control group. Conclusion: the educational intervention based on active methodologies and stimulating instructional resources was effective in developing greater practical mastery among postpartum women with regard to adherence and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding. Registry REBEC RBR – 8p9v7v.

Promoting Healthy Weight Among Children With Developmental Delays

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruby R. Natale ◽  
Stephanie T. Camejo ◽  
Lila Asfour ◽  
Susan B. Uhlhorn ◽  
Alan Delamater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Preschool Age Children

An extensive body of research demonstrates a higher prevalence of obesity among children with developmental delays (DD) versus children without delays. This analysis examined the effectiveness of a randomized controlled trial to promote healthy weight in a subsample of preschool-age children with DD ( n = 71) on the adoption of quality nutrition and increased physical activity habits versus controls. Child care centers ( N = 28) randomized to the intervention group received a multilevel (parent, teacher, child) role modeling program and curriculum on obesity prevention. Results showed that children in the intervention group slightly decreased their junk food consumption while the control group increased their junk food consumption. In addition, among preschool-age children with DD, change in parent fruit and vegetable consumption significantly influenced change in their child’s consumption. Conversely, the greater the consumption of junk food by parents, the greater consumption by their children. Results imply that preschool-age children with DD may benefit from child care center–based healthy weight programs.

scholarly journals Parental Attachment Patterns in Mothers of Children with Anxiety Disorder

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Şaban Karayağız ◽  
Timuçin Aktan ◽  
Lider Zeynep Karayağız
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Experimental Group

Anxiety disorder on of the most common illnesses in the context of psychiatry. Potential causes include genetic and environmental factors, as well as the parental attachment of the individuals. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between parental attachment style and anxiety disorders for a group of children and their parents. Study data were collected from the mothers (N = 40) of children with an anxiety disorder who visited a child psychiatry outpatient clinic at a city hospital and a private institution in Kayseri (Turkey) in 2018. For the control group, 40 mothers of children without any mental illness were also included in the study. The purposive sampling method was used in the selection of the participants for both groups (experimental and control). Sociodemographic data sheet and parental bonding instrument (PBI) were utilized as the data collection instruments. Then, data were analyzed based on the descriptive analysis methodology that included mean scores, standard deviation, p-value, t-experimental, two-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation experiments by using SPSS v.22. The findings revealed that the mothers of the participants with a college degree in the experimental group had fewer perceptions of protection (t = 2.38, p < 0.01), but more perception of care from their mothers than fathers (t =−2.28, p < 0.05). In addition, although the perceived care of parents was found lower than the participants in the control group, the participants in both groups evaluated their parents analogously for overprotection. Findings showed that the mothers in the experimental group predominantly described their parents as neglecting.

scholarly journals Effect of speech therapy intervention program for non-fluent aphasic patients after stroke

CoDAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amália Maria Nucci Freire ◽  
Rubens José Gagliardi ◽  
Michele Devido dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
Therapy Program ◽  
Therapy Intervention ◽  
Fluency Task

ABSTRACT Purpose: the objective of this paper is to verify the effect of speech therapy intervention program in patients with non-fluent aphasia due to stroke in language tasks related to verbal fluency in semantic and phonological categories. Methods: Patients with aphasia due to stroke were selected to take part in this study. Two groups were formed: diagnosed patients with Broca/transcortical motor aphasia (GA), and a control group (healthy individuals). GA took a fluency verbal task (FAS, other complementary categories: phonological /p/ /l/ and semantic: “fruits” and “names”). These patients were all engaged in a language intervention program developed by the authors of this study. GA received speech therapy sessions (ten sessions lasting for an hour once a week), following a specific language program. After the sessions, the patients were re-evaluated. Results: GA had statistical significant improvement in the verbal fluency task after the speech therapy program (p-value < 0,001). Conclusion: The speech language therapy program we proposed was efficient enough to show improvement in the results for GA in the verbal fluency task.

scholarly journals Junk Food Consumption and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems: A Meta-Analysis for Public Health Awareness

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hafizurrachman ◽  
Risky Kusuma Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
P Value ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Frequent Consumption ◽  
Meta Analyses

Junk food consumption increases the risk of having symptoms of mental health problems. This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to assess the association between junk food and symptoms of mental health problems. Six researchers, two primary researchers, and four assistant researchers, from October to December 2020 conducted a systematic literature review. The data sources were selected from Pubmed and Science Direct articles published from 2010 to 2020. Those websites were check-marked for text availability for original articles, using keywords for junk foods and mental health. This study had inclusion criteria for selecting and organizing articles using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. The full-text articles were selected for conducting a meta-analysis using R Studio Software. The 5,079 article titles were obtained, seven of which met the relevant requirements for meta-analysis. The range of respondents who experienced symptoms of mental illness was 1.38%–79.8%. There was no heterogeneity based on the Tau-square test. The correlation coefficient was 0.11 (95% CI 0.09–0.14), with no publication bias based on Egger’s Regression test (0.6023 or p-value>0.05). The frequent consumption of junk food can contribute to mental illness symptoms, even with minimal effects.

scholarly journals Effect of educational intervention on awareness regarding health hazards of junk food consumption among engineering students

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Rakhi Mishra ◽  
Binumol Kurian ◽  
Drishya V Nair ◽  
Kirtika Singh ◽  
Meenu Bawari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Post Test

: Junk food are very popular in modern society and their harmful effects cannot be neglected. The present study was conducted with an objective to assess the Effect of Educational Intervention on Awareness regarding Health Hazards of Junk food consumption among Engineering Students. Pre-experimental one group pretest and post-test research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives. Purposive sampling technique was used to select samples involving forty (40) B. Tech Mechanical engineering 1 year students. The pre-test and post-test assessment of awareness regarding health hazards of junk food consumption was carried out using the structured awareness questionnaire. The obtained data was analysed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. The present study findings showed that mean (±SD) pre-test and post-test knowledge score was 21.4 (± 3.44) and 24.0 (±2.42) respectively. The calculated ‘t’ value was 5.06 which is highly significant at 0.05 level and revealed the effectiveness of educational intervention in improving the awareness regarding health hazards of Junk Food consumption. Also, There was significant association between the pre-test knowledge score with Family’s monthly Income and Monthly Pocket money of participants at 0.05 level of significance.The studyconcluded that educational intervention has positive impact on improving the awareness regarding Health Hazards of Junk Food consumption.

Dealing With the Concepts of “Grief” and “Grieving” in the Classroom: Children’s Perceptions, Emotions, and Behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polyxeni Stylianou ◽  
Michalinos Zembylas
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grade Classroom

This article presents an action research study that explores how a fifth-grade classroom of 10- to 11-year-old children in Cyprus perceive the concepts of grief and grieving, after an educational intervention provided space for discussing such issues. It also explores the impact that the intervention program had on children’s emotions while exploring these concepts and illustrates how it affected their behavior. The findings suggest that the intervention had a constructive impact on children’s understandings of grief and grieving along two important dimensions. First, the intervention helped children better define emotional responses to loss (grief). Second, children seemed to overcome their anxiety while talking about grief and grieving and were able to share relevant personal experiences. The study has important implications for curriculum development, pedagogical practice, and teacher training on death education.

scholarly journals Program for Healthier School Cafeterias in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Protocol for a Community-Based Randomized Trial

10.2196/22680 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e22680
Author(s):  
Mariana Balestrin ◽  
Carla Cristina Bauermann Brasil ◽  
Ericles Andrei Bellei ◽  
Vanessa Ramos Kirsten ◽  
Mario Bernardes Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Cafeterias ◽  
Hygienic Conditions

Background School cafeterias can promote poor eating habits, as these retail outlets have a variety of foods considered to be nonnutritive and unhealthy. However, despite the need for effective preventive strategies, there is still disagreement on the best approach due to the lack of evidence on interventions to prevent and treat obesity in the school settings. Objective We aim to verify the efficacy of an educational intervention program to improve the hygienic conditions and the composition of the menu offered in school cafeterias in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods We will conduct a randomized, parallel, two-arm, community-based controlled study. Elementary and high schools, both public and private, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that have a cafeteria will be eligible. Schools will be recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention (n=27) or control (n=27) group. The intervention group will receive an educational intervention program based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health of Brazil, consisting of a 160-hour distance-learning qualification course, for 10 weeks, and using the Moodle platform and WhatsApp app. The intervention targets the owners and people in charge of the cafeterias, food handlers, principals, vice principals, teachers, pedagogical coordinators, dietitians, representatives of students' parents, and students over 16 years old. Meanwhile, the control group will receive only a printed copy of the book containing the guidelines used. The efficacy of the intervention will be determined by the hygienic conditions of the cafeteria and the composition of the menu offered, also considering the levels of processing of food sold. All outcomes will be analyzed as intention-to-treat and per-protocol. We will use covariance analysis or a generalized linear model for continuous data and ordinal logistic regression for ordinal categorical data. The level of statistical significance considered will be P<.05 for a 95% CI. Results This project was funded in early 2018. We administered the intervention program in 2019. All data have already been collected, and we are analyzing the data. The results are expected in 2021. Conclusions To our knowledge, this may be the first randomized controlled study in school cafeterias held in Brazil. The results will provide evidence for the formulation of public food and nutritional security policies and for the development of effective strategies to provide safe and healthy school meals. Trial Registration Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry RBR-9rrqhk; https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9rrqhk International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/22680

scholarly journals Program for Healthier School Cafeterias in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Protocol for a Community-based Randomized Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Balestrin ◽  
Carla Cristina Bauermann Brasil ◽  
Ericles Andrei Bellei ◽  
Vanessa Ramos Kirsten ◽  
Mario Bernardes Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Cafeterias ◽  
Hygienic Conditions

BACKGROUND School cafeterias can promote poor eating habits as these retail outlets have a variety of foods considered to be nonnutritive and unhealthy. However, despite the need for effective preventive strategies, there is still disagreement on the best approach due to the lack of evidence on interventions to prevent and treat obesity in the school settings. OBJECTIVE We aim to verify the efficacy of an educational intervention program to improve the hygienic conditions and the composition of the menu offered in school cafeterias in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS We will conduct a randomized, parallel, two-arm, community-based controlled study. Elementary and high schools, both public and private, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which have a cafeteria, will be eligible. Schools will be recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention (n=27) or control (n=27) group. The intervention group will receive an educational intervention program based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health of Brazil, consisting of a 160-hour distance-learning qualification course, for 10 weeks, and using the Moodle platform and WhatsApp app. The intervention targets the owners and people in charge of the cafeterias, food handlers, principals, vice-principals, teachers, pedagogical coordinators, dietitians, representatives of students' parents, and students over 16 years old. Meanwhile, the control group will receive only a printed copy of the book containing the guidelines used. The efficacy of the intervention will be determined by the hygienic conditions of the cafeteria and the composition of the menu offered, also considering the levels of processing of food sold. All outcomes will be analyzed with the intention-to-treat and per-protocol. We will use covariance analysis or the Generalized Linear Model for continuous data and ordinal logistic regression for ordinal categorical data. The level of statistical significance considered will be P <.05 for a 95% CI. RESULTS This project was funded in early 2018. We administered the intervention program in 2019. All data has already been collected and we are starting to analyze the data. The first results are expected to 2021. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this may be the first randomized controlled study in school cafeterias held in Brazil. The results will provide evidence for the formulation of public food and nutritional security policies and for the development of effective strategies to provide safe and healthy school meals. CLINICALTRIAL Brazilian Platform of Clinical Trials (REBEC – Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos) RBR-9rrqhk

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