Trial reportInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2018
Empowering aspects for healthy food and physical activity habits: adolescents' experiences of a school-based intervention in a disadvantaged urban community.
Trial report in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Health Behaviors of Colombian First-Semester University Students in Association with Behaviors of Close Social Ties, Living Arrangement, and Time Spent with Peers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Motivation Regarding Physical Exercise among Health Science University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Improving care for immigrant women before, during, and after childbirth - what can we learn from regional interventions within a national program in Sweden?BMC health services research · 2022Article
- What Happened in 'The HERizon Project'?-Process Evaluation of a Multi-Arm Remote Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pediatric Adapted Liking Survey (PALS) with Tailored Nutrition Education Messages: Application to a Middle School Setting.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Health Literacy in Schools? A Systematic Review of Health-Related Interventions Aimed at Disadvantaged Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- "Girls Aren't Meant to Exercise": Perceived Influences on Physical Activity among Adolescent Girls-The HERizon Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Possibilities and challenges in developing and implementing an empowerment-based school-intervention in a Swedish disadvantaged community.Health promotion international · 2020Article
- Perspectives on equal health and well-being.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2018Article
- Effects of an Empowerment-Based Health-Promotion School Intervention on Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Adolescents in a Multicultural Area.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to describe adolescents' experiences of participating in a health-promoting school-based intervention regarding food and physical activity, with a focus on empowering aspects. Method: The school was located in a urban disadvantaged community in Sweden, characterized by poorer self-reported health and lower life expectancy than the municipality average. Focus group interviews with adolescents (29 girls, 20 boys, 14-15 years) and their teachers (n = 4) were conducted two years after intervention. Data were categorized using qualitative content analysis.
resultsA theme was generated, intersecting with all the categories: Gaining control over one's health: deciding, trying, and practicing together, in new ways, using reflective tools. The adolescents appreciated influencing the components of the intervention and collaborating with peers in active learning activities such as practicing sports and preparing meals. They also reported acquiring new health information, that trying new activities was inspiring, and the use of pedometers and photo-food diaries helped them reflect on their health behaviours. The adolescents' experiences were also echoed by their teachers. Conclusions: To facilitate empowerment and stimulate learning, health-promotion interventions targeting adolescents could enable active learning activities in groups, by using visualizing tools to facilitate self-reflection, and allowing adolescents to influence intervention activities.
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