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Personal health documents in school health education: a feasibility study
Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och folkhälsovetenskap.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6549-1611
Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och folkhälsovetenskap.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3025-2690
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2007 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, ISSN 1403-4948, E-ISSN 1651-1905, Vol. 35, no 6, p. 662-665Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Aims: To examine the feasibility of a school intervention using a personal health document adapted for adolescents. Methods: The health document was developed in close cooperation with groups of adolescents and tested among seventh-grade students at two junior high schools (n=339). The document was presented to the students by their regular teachers. For evaluation, an adolescent questionnaire was used at baseline and after one year. Results: After one year, 87% of adolescents reported having written in the health document, and 77% reported having had classes with discussions on subjects in the document. The health document was perceived as useful by 35% of the adolescents. Factors significantly related to personal usefulness were being born outside Sweden, experiencing fair treatment by teachers, being a non-smoker, and having a positive school experience. Conclusions: Implementation of a personal health document in junior high-school health education was feasible and well accepted.

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Sage Publications , 2007. Vol. 35, no 6, p. 662-665
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Adolescents, empowerment, feasibility, health education, records, schools
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-45078DOI: 10.1080/14034940701430397OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-45078DiVA, id: diva2:1727918
Available from: 2007-10-25 Created: 2023-01-17 Last updated: 2023-01-17Bibliographically approved

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