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Alison Devitt; Melissa Nott; Rachel Rossiter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The global rise in chronic health conditions highlights the importance of self-management in empowering people to actively participate in their healthcare. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately affected by these conditions and face barriers in accessing self-management interventions. Method: This scoping review…
Descriptors: Self Management, Health Behavior, Intellectual Disability, Barriers
Nur Indri Rahayu; Muktiarni; Adang Suherman; Affero Ismail – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
The "health promoting universities" strategy has gained popularity and a presence in the higher education system, particularly in universities. It is imperative for higher education establishments to prioritize the promotion of health within their student body and academic community. By safeguarding and boosting students' wellbeing, a…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Intervention, Universities, Student Behavior
Goodfellow, Claire; Willis, Malachi; Inchley, Joanna; Kharicha, Kalpa; Leyland, Alastair H.; Qualter, Pamela; Simpson, Sharon; Long, Emily – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Adolescent loneliness and poor mental health represent dual public health concerns. Yet, associations between loneliness and mental health, and critically, how these associations vary in school settings are less understood. Aims: Framed by social-ecological theory, we aimed to identify key predictors of adolescent mental health and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Psychological Patterns, Foreign Countries, Child Health
Rudy Arnaud Nana; Serge Clotaire Billong; Jérôme Boombhi; Francky Teddy Endomba; Hilaire Djantio; Alain Menanga – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Treatment adherence is one of the milestones in the care of hypertensive patients, with new information and communication technologies as potential educational tools. This study aimed to evaluate the add-on effect of a digital cartoon educative video on the therapeutic observance of patients followed up in the General Hospital Yaoundé compared to…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Hypertension, Patients, Cartoons
Jacqueline W. Ndirangu; Margaret W. Gichane; Felicia A. Browne; Courtney P. Bonner; William A. Zule; Erin N. Cox; Brittni N. Howard; Tracy L. Kline; Wendee M. Wechsberg – Health Education Research, 2025
Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who use alcohol are at a heightened risk of disengagement in HIV care. A mixed-methods substudy was embedded in an implementation science trial to assess perceived satisfaction and acceptability of the Women's Health CoOp (WHC), a gender-focused, alcohol and harmful substance use, HIV…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Drinking
Annabel Levesque; Genevieve N. Roy-Wsiaki – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess changes in eating self-efficacy after participating in a brief psychoeducational group intervention, grounded in the cognitive-behavioral model, delivered by dieticians in community-based health facilities. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental, pre-post…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Eating Habits, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Marie Pil Jensen; Rikke Fredenslund Krølner; Lau Caspar Thygesen; Lisbeth Lund; Susan Andersen – Prevention Science, 2024
Preventing young people's cigarette smoking is a major public health priority, and smoking is especially prevalent in vocational schools. Well-enforced comprehensive school tobacco policies accompanied by preventive efforts show potential to reduce smoking, but the implementation process is crucial to achieve the intended effect. We investigate…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Intervention, Vocational Education
Paul Sharp; Caitlin Sankey; John L. Oliffe; Nico Schulenkorf; Cristina M. Caperchione – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on tailoring men's health promotion programs. To optimize outcomes, participatory action research that involves and elicits feedback from end-users has been highlighted as important to creating gender-responsive interventions. In this scoping review, we examine (a) how participatory action…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Males, Program Design, Gender Issues
Melinda Hutchesson; Megan Whatnall; Sasha Fenton; Lee Ashton; Amanda Patterson; Jordan Smith; Mitch J. Duncan; Frances Kay-Lambkin; Tracy Burrows – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To evaluate the association between health behaviors with mental health among tertiary education students. Methods: Six databases were searched until September 2021 for prospective cohort studies evaluating the association between health behavior(s) (dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, alcohol intake, sleep, smoking…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Health Behavior, Eating Habits
Self-Awareness Life Skills and Risky Sexual Behaviours among Primary Schools Adolescents in Tanzania
Amina Yusuf Kanyama; Suitbert Emil Lyakurwa – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between life skills (self-awareness (SA)) and risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in primary schools. It was thought so because a larger number of adolescents engage in risky sexual behaviours and life skills were among the preventive measures. Design/methodology/approach: This…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Adolescents, Elementary School Students
Akcali, Kamil; Tastan, Sevinc – Health Education Research, 2023
This randomized controlled trial study aims to examine the flipped classroom model's effects on the knowledge and health beliefs of testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. The study was conducted on 66 students in Northern Cyprus. A descriptive information form, Champion's Health Belief Model Scale, visual analogue scale of satisfaction…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level, Cancer
Li-Ling Liao; Li-Chun Chang; Chia-Kuei Lee; I-Ju Lai – Health Education Research, 2024
The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is on the rise among young adults, with higher public acceptance than traditional tobacco. A study in Taiwan employed concept mapping to explore risk and benefit perceptions of e-cigarette use among college students. The study involved 100 college students from 11 Taiwanese universities, with 50…
Descriptors: Smoking, Risk, Health Behavior, Electronic Equipment
Ching-Ling Lin; Yao-Tsung Chang; Li-Chi Huang; Ruey-Yu Chen; Shwu-Huey Yang – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
This study aimed to look into the effectiveness of a 6-month health coaching intervention on kidney function in treating patients with type 2 diabetes and early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). It was conducted via a two-armed, randomized-controlled trial involving 92 diabetic patients who were regularly followed under the shared care system at…
Descriptors: Intervention, Coaching (Performance), Diabetes, Patients
Navjot Pachu; Sandra Webber; Shaelyn Strachan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine effects of self-affirmation on university students' processing of health risk messages related to sedentary behavior. Participants: Eighty-eight students from a Canadian university (females = 53; males = 35; M[subscript age] = 21.74, SD = 5.36) participated during the 2018-2019 academic year. Methods: Participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level
María Dolores Gil-Llario; Vicente Morell-Mengual; Olga Fernández-García; Verónica Estruch-García; Rafael Ballester-Arnal – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Individuals with intellectual disabilities need an affective and sexual education adapted to their characteristics. There are few interventions that meet these objectives and offer empirical evidence of their efficacy. To respond to the limitations of existing interventions, an evidence-based affective-sexual educational intervention for adults…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Sexuality