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ArticleBMC public health2021

mHealth intervention for multiple lifestyle behaviour change among high school students in Sweden (LIFE4YOUth): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Marcus Bendtsen, Anna Seiterö, Preben Bendtsen, Hanna Henriksson, Pontus Henriksson, Kristin Thomas, Marie Löf, Ulrika Müssener

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Article in BMC public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Marcus BendtsenDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden. marcus.bendtsen@liu.se.ORCID 0000-0002-8678-1164
Anna SeiteröDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Preben BendtsenDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Hanna HenrikssonDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Pontus HenrikssonDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Kristin ThomasDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Marie LöfDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
Ulrika MüssenerDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.

Funding

Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd 2018-01410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNational surveys in Sweden demonstrate that the majority of young people do not engage in health promoting behaviours at levels recommended by the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The objective of this study is to estimate the effectiveness of a novel mHealth intervention named LIFE4YOUth, which targets multiple lifestyle behaviours (alcohol, diet, physical activity, and smoking) among high school students in Sweden.

methodsA 2-arm parallel groups single blind randomised controlled trial (1:1) will be employed to estimate the effectiveness of the novel mHealth intervention. Students will be recruited at high schools throughout Sweden, and will be included if they fulfil one of six criteria relating to unhealthy behaviours with respect to alcohol, diet, physical activity and smoking. Eligible participants will be randomised to either receive the novel intervention immediately, or to be placed on a waiting list for 4 months. The intervention consists of a combination of recurring screening, text messages, and an interactive platform which is adaptable to individual preferences. Outcome measures with respect to alcohol, diet, physical activity and smoking will be assessed through questionnaires at 2 and 4 months post randomisation. DISCUSSION: The findings of this trial could be generalised to a diverse high-school student population as our recruitment encompass a large proportion of schools throughout Sweden with various educational profiles. Furthermore, if effective, the mHealth intervention has good potential to be able to be scaled up and disseminated at high schools nationally.

trial registrationRegistered prospectively on 2020-05-20 in ISRCTN ( ISRCTN34468623 ).

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StudentsTelemedicineAdolescentHumansLife StyleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchoolsSingle-Blind MethodSwedenHigh school studentsmHealthMultiple behaviourRandomised controlled trialTelemedicine

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PMCPMC8283383

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