Effectiveness of health promotion interventions in primary schools

ǂa ǂmixed methods literature review

Joca Zurc (Author), Camilla Laaksonen (Author)

Abstract

School-based health promotion interventions (HPIs) are commonly used in schools, but scientific evidence about the structures of effective interventions is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a mixed methods systematic literature review to recognize the HPI structures related to their effectiveness. Based on the inclusion criteria, 49 articles were selected for the literature review. The articles, published in 2011–2022, described 46 different school-based interventions conducted in 20 different countries. The average duration of the interventions was 12 months, and they were implemented mostly with an RCT study design (61.2%) and by targeting children (69.4%). Three main groups of interventions were identified and explained: (1) extensive and long-term interventions; (2) school policy-changing interventions; and (3) highly effective interventions. Effective school-based HPIs included multiple target groups, multiple providers with external experts, and an efficient duration and timing of follow-ups. The implications for educational research and school practice are presented. Evidence on the effectiveness of health-related interventions is still lacking and needs to be addressed in further studies.

Keywords

vzgoja in izobraževanje;zdravje v šolah;promocija zdravja;vzgoja za zdravje;učinkovitost intervencij;sistematični pregledi literature;ne zaključna dela;education;school health;health promotion;health education;intervention effectiveness;systematic literature review;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	1.02 - Review Article
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	MDPI
UDC:	614:373.3(497.4)
COBISS:	156614659
ISSN:	2227-9032
Views:	52
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Vzgoja in izobraževanje;Šole;Zdravje;Slovenija;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-21
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ11
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ13
Chronology:	2023
DOI:	10.3390/healthcare11131817
ID:	23196257