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Ristow, Nele; Wilke, Annika; Malte John, Swen; Ludewig, Michaela – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Digital interventions are increasingly used to support behaviour change. In the prevention of chronic work-related skin diseases, the sustainable implementation of appropriate skin protection behaviour following tertiary individual prevention is important. However, there exists no intervention to support the maintenance of these…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Diseases, Intervention, Behavior Change
Cooper, Emily; Chen, Gina; Godsell, Sarah; Verlander, Neville Q.; Thacker, Amy; Eley, Charlotte V.; Demirjian, Alicia – Health Education Journal, 2022
Background: Evidence indicates that tailored educational resources such as e-Bug in schools can improve students' knowledge of infection prevention. This study aimed to (1) understand the feasibility of using soap use data as a proxy for measuring student handwashing behaviours and (2) refine a study method that could be implemented by local…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Behavior, Hygiene, Elementary School Students
Addie, Yewande O.; Strekalova, Yulia A. Levites; Pufahl, Jeffrey – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Edutainment has long been used as a strategy in health promotion and public health wellness interventions. In March 2019, a large US southeastern university hosted a multimodal theatrical production entitled From Colored to Black (FCTB). The play used a historical lens to broadly address social determinants of health such as…
Descriptors: Wellness, African American Community, Health Promotion, Public Health
Lee, Sae-Mi; Li, Shuang; Newland, Aubrey; Leedeman, Juliana; Clifford, Dawn E.; Keeler, Linda A. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Despite the popularity of weight loss interventions, research indicates these methods are ineffective for promoting long-term health. College age is a developmentally important age for developing lifelong health habits. FitU is a peer-led non-diet nutrition and physical activity (PA) mentoring intervention developed to promote lifelong…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Life Style, Health Behavior, Nutrition
Randolph, Schenita D.; Johnson, Ragan; Meyers, Danielle; Washington, Davon; Saint-Hillaire, Lamercie – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess social networks among Black women and beauty salons to see whether these could be leveraged to increase the awareness, knowledge and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in this population. Design: Qualitative descriptive design. Setting: Beauty salons in counties in North Carolina, USA, with…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Cosmetology, Intervention, Females
Zare, Somayeh; Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein; Ghanizadeh, Ahmad; Asadollahi, Abdolrahim; Nazari, Mahin – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background and objective: Considering the worldwide increase in mental health problems among adolescents and the hypothetical positive impact of mental health literacy (MHL) on mental health promotive behaviours, this study examined the effect of a MHL intervention in a sample of Iranian high school students. Design: Educational intervention with…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Females, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior
Keahey, Robin; White, Nicole; Duchesne, Annie; Pelletier, Chelsea A. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-grounded, text message-based intervention targeting sedentary behaviour among university students. Design: Single-group repeated measures design. Setting: Post-secondary institution in British Columbia, Canada. Methods: Data concerning students' sedentary behaviour were collected…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Meiklejohn, Sarah; Peeters, Anna; Palermo, Claire – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: School-based prevention interventions informed by the World Health Organization Health Promoting School (HPS) framework aim to improve the health and wellbeing of school-aged children, yet few studies describe factors influencing the successful implementation of this framework in secondary schools. This study sought to explore why and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Well Being, Mental Health, Physical Health
Petit-Steeghs, Violet; Pittens, Carina A. C. M.; Oosterman, Jurriaan; Broerse, Jacqueline E. W. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The effectiveness of health education for patients has often been suboptimal. The neglect of a focus on empowerment and the presence of implementation barriers have been put forward as possible explanations for this. This study aimed to gain insight into how to co-create and develop an empowerment theory-based health education…
Descriptors: Health Education, Intervention, Cancer, Patients
Zha, Peijia; Mahat, Ganga; Qureshi, Rubab; Zhao, Liang; Shen, Qu; Chao, Ying-Yu; Liu, Yang – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: To evaluate a WeChat-based HIV and AIDS educational intervention to enhance knowledge, improve attitudes and reduce stigma among college students in China. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Public research university in China. Method: A total of 111 college students were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Health Behavior
Rawal, Tina; Bhaumik, Soumyadeep; Shrivastav, Radhika; Nazar, Gaurang P.; Tandon, Nikhil; Arora, Monika – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the experience and satisfaction of teachers and parents of children with and without diabetes, with the Kids and Diabetes in School (KiDS) intervention. Project KiDS aimed to foster a safe and supportive school environment to encourage the management of type 1 diabetes and prevention of type 2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diabetes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Ilunga Tshiswaka, Daudet; Teresi, Jeanne; Eimicke, Joseph P.; Kong, Jian; Noble, James M.; Ogedegbe, Gbenga; Williams, Olajide – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Because early recognition of symptoms and timely treatment of stroke can reduce mortality and the longterm effects of such events, efforts to make many people both aware of these symptoms and knowledgeable about what to do when recognising them are critical for reducing impacts from stroke. Objectives: To assess the impact of a stroke…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Neurological Impairments, Intervention, Films
Cox, Katherine L.; Allida, Sabine M.; Hackett, Maree L. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to quantify the effects of text messaging interventions to reduce depressive symptoms and identify variables that might influence the effectiveness of the intervention. Design: Electronic databases including EMBASE, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and SCOPUS, as well as…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Depression (Psychology), Intervention
Orom, Heather; Schofield, Elizabeth; Kiviniemi, Marc T.; Waters, Erika A.; Hay, Jennifer L. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Avoiding health information is relatively common and is associated with lower knowledge of health risks and lower engagement in protective health behaviour. Health information avoidance likely limits the effectiveness of health communication interventions. Objective: To identify beliefs associated with avoiding health information.…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Information Sources, Communications
Yoshii, Emi; Akamatsu, Rie; Ishihara, Yoko; Izumi, Betty – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Children's participation in cooking activities at home may have positive effects on diet quality. In Japan, schools are the primary site for food education, which includes cooking. Very few studies have assessed the impact of school-based cooking programmes on children's participation in cooking activities at home. Objective: The…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 3