Daily Optional Physical Education Does Not Counteract Increasing Inactivity by Age among Adolescents.
healthpromoting schools
physical education
short-term evaluation
Journal
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9067
Titre abrégé: Children (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101648936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
27
10
2023
revised:
25
11
2023
accepted:
29
11
2023
medline:
23
12
2023
pubmed:
23
12
2023
entrez:
23
12
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This paper describes the outcomes of an integrated health promotion programme implemented in a Hungarian high school offering health education in the curriculum, daily optional physical education, teacher training in applying a person-centered approach in teaching, and parental involvement in school activities. The evaluation used mixed methods of which results of the before-6-months-after quantitative survey among pupils is described. The health status and behaviour of students were assessed by applying the Hungarian version of the HBSC questionnaire. Significant improvement was found in the self-rated health of girls (6.6% increase in being of excellent health, The intervention had significant positive impacts on subjective health and dietary habits and could counteract the secular trend of increasing tobacco, alcohol, and drug consumption by age among adolescents, but this unfortunately does not include physical inactivity. Offsetting the most widespread health risk behavior, physical inactivity, may require mandatory daily physical education in schools.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
This paper describes the outcomes of an integrated health promotion programme implemented in a Hungarian high school offering health education in the curriculum, daily optional physical education, teacher training in applying a person-centered approach in teaching, and parental involvement in school activities.
METHODS
METHODS
The evaluation used mixed methods of which results of the before-6-months-after quantitative survey among pupils is described. The health status and behaviour of students were assessed by applying the Hungarian version of the HBSC questionnaire.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Significant improvement was found in the self-rated health of girls (6.6% increase in being of excellent health,
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The intervention had significant positive impacts on subjective health and dietary habits and could counteract the secular trend of increasing tobacco, alcohol, and drug consumption by age among adolescents, but this unfortunately does not include physical inactivity. Offsetting the most widespread health risk behavior, physical inactivity, may require mandatory daily physical education in schools.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38136131
pii: children10121929
doi: 10.3390/children10121929
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund
ID : GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00005