Affiliation:
1. EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
2. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi
3. CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of health education program implemented by school nurses on primary school students’ health perception, health behaviors and health control.
Methods: Single-group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study was conducted in Türkiye between September 2016 and June 2019 at a primary school with 1433 students. Data were collected using Student Description Form, Scale of Health Perception and Health Behaviors in Children, Scale of Health Control Focus in Children. Health education program was composed of health responsibility, adequate and balanced nutrition, sleep, rest and exercise, protection from accidents and a safe classroom environment, and personal hygiene. Data were collected pretest, posttest after the end of the education program.
Results: There was a significant increase in the students’ mean scores on the control focus scale and the health perceptions and health behaviors scale (p
Funder
Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit
Publisher
Halk Sagligi Hemsireligi Dernegi
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