Health Literacy Among Youth (Danish: Sundhedskompetencer Blandt Unge)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 176
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Health Literacy
研究概览
简要总结
The linkage between lower educational levels and poorer health has been highlighted as a mechanism contributing to social inequality in health. However, more research on this mechanism among youth is needed, e.g. to ensure timing of primary prevention of diseases. Additionally, health literacy (HL) has been increasingly recognized as a means of reducing health inequalities. However, knowledge on best practice for HL interventions among youth is scarce. The aim of this project is to develop, test, and evaluate an integrated, participatory intervention to improve HL among young adults in Danish school settings.
详细描述
OBJECTIVE This project aims to develop, test, and evaluate an integrated, participatory intervention to improve health literacy (HL) through health promoting activities among young Danes in school settings.
Research questions:
- What are the HL needs of young adults in Danish FGU or similar school settings?
- Is an integrated, participatory intervention approach feasible in FGU schools or similar settings and effective to improve the HL of the students?
BACKGROUND Social inequality in health refers to health differences between social groups, and the pattern in which those from economically and socially poorer backgrounds run higher risks of premature death and illness. Furthermore, the strong linkage between lower educational levels and poorer health has been highlighted as one of the mechanisms contributing to social inequality in health. In 2018, approximately 50,000 Danes aged 15-24 years were Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) and almost 20% of all Danish 25-year olds had not completed a secondary education. Thus, a relatively large proportion of Danish youth were at risk of exclusion from the labour market, lower income, and thereby also reduced health.
To support young adults who are NEET, preparatory basic educational institutions (Danish: Forberedende grunduddannelse (FGU)) were initiated in 2019. One report finds that FGU students are disadvantaged in terms of socio-demographic and educational factors compared to their peers, and 50% of FGU students have special educational needs, including psychiatric diagnoses. Hence, students at FGU educations represent a group of young adults who are at particular risk of adverse health outcomes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Providing an informed signed consent prior to participation.
- •Student at one of the enrolled schools
- •15-25 years of age or turns 15 during the project period.
排除标准
- •Under the age of 15 and does not turn 15 during the project period.
- •above the age of 25 before the project period starts.
结局指标
主要结局
Health Literacy
时间窗: Data on health literacy are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.
Change of health literacy level measured by HLS19-Q12 (Danish version), ranging from 1-4, with higher scores indicating a higher level of health literacy, from baseline to 3 and 6 months after randomization.
次要结局
- Alcohol consumption(Data on alcohol consumption are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Self-perceived health(Data on self-perceived health are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Ressources for health promotion(Data on ressources for health promotion are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Life satisfaction(Data on life satisfaction are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Mental health(Data on mental health are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Self efficacy(Data on self efficacy are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Leisure time physical activity(Data on leisure time physical activity are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)
- Nicotine and weed consumption(Data on nicotine/weed consumption are collected at baseline and follow up data are collected 3 and 6 months after randomization.)