Change in Perceived Stress Level and Stress-related Symptoms in Elementary School Students During Active Stress Prevention Work With the Addition of a Physiotherapist to the School's Student Health Team.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stress-related Problem
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in perceived stress
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
School stress and performance requirements have been shown to contribute to mental illness among children and young people.
Student health teams have an important role regarding mental health of children and young people. Swedish student health teams include various health and pedagogical professionals, but physiotherapists are uncommon, despite the good effects school-related physical activity interventions have had on reducing anxiety and improving well-being in children and young people.
Haga School, Dals-Ed has now employed physiotherapists as part of the student health team to support students in learning to define, reduce and manage stress.
The purpose of the research project is to investigate changes in perceived stress level and stress-related symptoms, as well as study results and absence from school during two years for students in grades 4 to 9 at Haga School. A questionnaire will be sent out on four occasions over two years. Group level statistics on study results and school absence will be compared with years previous to the introduction of the school physiotherapist. The research contributes to increased knowledge about effects of having a physiotherapist as part of a student health team in Sweden.
Detailed Description
School stress and performance requirements have been shown to contribute to mental illness among children and young people. Student health teams have an important role regarding mental health of children and young people. Swedish student health teams include various health and pedagogical professionals, but physiotherapists are uncommon, despite the good effects school-related physical activity interventions have had on reducing anxiety and improving well-being in children and young people. Haga School, Dals-Ed has now employed physiotherapists as part of the student health team to support students in learning to define, reduce and manage stress. The purpose of the research project is to investigate changes in perceived stress level and stress-related symptoms, as well as study results and absence from school during two years for students in grades 4 to 9 at Haga School. A questionnaire will be sent out on four occasions over two years. Group level statistics on study results and school absence will be compared with years previous to the introduction of the school physiotherapist. The research contributes to increased knowledge about effects of having a physiotherapist as part of a student health team in Sweden.
Investigators
Anna Bergenheim
RPT, PhD
Vastra Gotaland Region
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Registered students in grades 4-9 at Haga School in Dals-Ed, Sweden
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in perceived stress
Time Frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.
Measured with single question on questionnaire with 4 possible levels to choose from, ranging from "not at all" to "very much".
Reasons for stress
Time Frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.
Single question about stressors chosen from a list of 7 stressors or no stressors
School stress factors School stress factors School stress factors
Time Frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.
Single question about factors that contribute to perceived stress in school, chosen from a list of 16 stressors.
Secondary Outcomes
- Stress-related symptoms(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups)
- School absence(Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.)
- Eligibility upper-level secondary school(Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.)
- Prevalence of specific stress-related symptoms(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups)
- Stress-alleviating factors(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups)
- Headache prevalence(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Stomach-ache prevalence(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Prevalence of irritability(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Prevalence of depressive feelings(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Sleeping habits(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Well-being at school(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Study results(Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.)
- Physical activity(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)
- Transportation to school(Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.)