The effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme on fourth-grade school-age children in North Cyprus: A randomised-controlled trial
Health Education Journal
; 2023.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study sought to analyse the effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme for school-aged children in North Cyprus.Design:
This study utilised a randomised-controlled experimental research design.Setting:
The study was conducted on fourth-grade students in two primary schools.Method:
Participants in the intervention group received a 12-week online health education course. Students in both the control (n = 38) and intervention (n = 38) groups completed the Food Behaviour Scale, the Children Health Perceptions and Behaviours Scale, and the Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Scale pre-intervention, at the end of intervention and 3 months post-intervention.Results:
Post-test scores for the intervention group on the Food Behaviour Scale, Children Health Perceptions and Behaviours Scale, and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Scale were significantly higher than their pre-test scores. In contrast, the control group exhibited no statistically significant difference between the pre- and post-test scores on the three scales.Conclusion:
The findings suggest that a nurse-led health education programme had a positive effect on food behaviour, physical activity self-efficacy, and health perception and behaviours among school-age children.
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Web of Science
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Education Journal
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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