ERIC Number: EJ817958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Some Health Effects of Implementing School Nursing in a Norwegian High School: A Controlled Study
Svebak, Sven; Jensen, Eva Naper; Gotestam, K. Gunnar
Journal of School Nursing, v24 n1 p49-54 2008
The effects of a school nursing service on health complaints and mood were investigated in a Norwegian high school. The school nursing service was delivered to students in 1 high school, and students in a comparable high school served as the comparison group. There were 41 students in the treatment group and 63 in the comparison group. All students completed a survey at the beginning of 2 successive fall terms. The survey had items on common health complaints, perceived stress, efforts to cope, moods, and sense of humor. Results from multivariate analyses of variance found that test-retest variance was stable for all measures. Level of complaints tended to be reduced as an effect of access to the school nursing service. Sense of humor at follow-up tended to buffer health complaints and negative moods. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: High Schools, School Nurses, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, School Health Services, Humor, Coping, Anxiety, High School Freshmen, Access to Health Care, Health, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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