Health Education Course Research Articles

Developing the theoretical model of Chinese physical education teachers' health communication competence: based on grounded theory.

Physical education teachers' health communication competence is a key factor in health promotion. Although health communication is a multidisciplinary field, medical practitioners are the primary focus of health communication research, whereas physical education teachers are marginalized. Therefore, this study proposes a theoretical model of health communication competence for physical education teachers. This qualitative research utilized interviews as the primary data collection method. Purposeful sampling was employed to select participants, including university teachers, primary and secondary school teachers, and health education professionals from diverse regions of China. A total of 31 participants were interviewed through two focus groups (N = 15) and individual semi-structured interviews (N = 16). Grounded theory was used to analyze and code the collected interview materials. The health communication competence of physical education teachers consisted of three main categories, 10 subcategories, 30 concepts, and 240 statement labels. The three main categories were as follows: (i) foundations of health communication knowledge and skills (this category encompassed three subcategories, namely sport and health knowledge reserve, health beliefs, and health behaviors); (ii) health communication perception competence (this category included two subcategories, namely health risk and crisis perception competence and communication audience perception competence); and (iii) practical competence of health communication (this category consisted of five subcategories, namely language expression competence, organizational and design competence, utilization of new media tools competence, communication content selection and processing competence, and professional skills). The theoretical model of health communication competence in this study provides a foundation for the involvement of physical education teachers in health communication work. It can serve as a reference for the development of both pre-service health education courses and in-service training systems for physical education teachers. Future research can expand the sample size and geographic coverage to further validate the applicability of the findings. Additionally, investigating the factors influencing the formation of the identified competencies is recommended.

The offer of permanent health education courses offered by the technologies of virtual learning platforms in the training processes of health professionals in the pandemic period of COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020 and 2021

Permanent Health Education (PHE) was the front line in the pandemic, qualifying professionals through electronic devices and Information and Communication Technologies, reducing the pandemic's harm. This research aimed to describe which EPS actions offered by virtual learning platforms were produced during the COVID-19 pandemic period, in Brazil, from 2020 to 2021. In the methodology, documentary research was carried out with a quantitative and qualitative approach. Documents were searched for on the Learning Platform (AVASUS), from 2020 to 2021. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were categorized using content analysis by the theme of the courses. The results showed that the courses offered by AVASUS were compatible with the needs of health professionals and the population, considering the pandemic. Therefore, the incorporation of technologies, as a pedagogical innovation, guaranteed access, autonomy and dissemination of technical-scientific knowledge to health professionals, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effects of health education during public health emergencies on the health literacy, emotion and coping style of Chinese junior middle school students: a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundSchools are high incidence places for public health emergencies. Good health literacy helps students cope with public health emergencies. Overall, the health literacy of young students is relatively low. Health education can promote health literacy, but the health education related to public health emergencies for Chinese junior middle school students needs to be improved. To design and implement health education courses related to public health emergencies for junior middle school students and examine the impact on their health literacy, emotions, and coping styles.MethodsFrom March to December 2022, 724 students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 of two junior middle schools in Changzhou were randomly divided into a course group (n = 359) and a control group (n = 365). The course group received an age-appropriate health education course that addressed public health emergencies; there were 12 classes, one per week. The control group received general health education. One week before and after the courses, the two groups of students were assessed with the Adolescent Health Literacy Evaluation Scale under Public Health Emergencies (AHLES-PHE), the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ).ResultsAfter the courses were completed, the scores of AHLES-PHE [156.0 (45.0,180.0) vs. 165.0 (54.0,180.0), P < 0. 05] in the course group increased significantly. The positive rate of DSRSC [81 (22.6%) vs. 57 (15.9%), P < 0.05] and GAD-7 [45 (12.5%) vs. 29 (8.1), P < 0.05]in the course group were significantly lower than those before courses. There was no significant difference in the above indices before and after courses in the control group (P > 0.05).ConclusionThis suggests that the health education courses related to public health emergencies designed in this study has an effect on improving health literacy, depression and anxiety in junior middle school students.

Differences in the healthcare needs of older adults attending primary health centers in urban and rural areas of Taiwan

PurposeAs the older adult population in Taiwan continues to increase, primary health centers (PHCs) play a crucial role in geriatric care. This study explored the differences in the PHC experiences and usage needs of older adults in urban versus rural areas.MethodsA qualitative study was conducted. Twenty-one older adults were recruited from PHCs in northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan. Semistructured interviews were used to collect data, and the interview guidelines included their reasons for visiting PHCs, the health-care services they received, their evaluation of the services, and the advantages and disadvantages of these centers. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.ResultsThe PHC usage needs of older adults in urban areas differ from those of older adults in rural areas in the following 3 aspects: (1) Medical services: older adults in rural areas demand clinics specializing in various medical domains, mobile and home medical care, and case management, whereas those in urban areas demand mobile health examinations. (2) Environment and transportation: older adults in rural areas demand diverse medical equipment, shuttle services, and accessible facilities, whereas those in urban areas demand recreational facilities. (3) Active aging: older adults in rural areas demand health education courses, and those in urban areas demand diverse senior citizen courses as well as opportunities to volunteer and build interpersonal relationships.ConclusionThe older adults in urban and rural areas had different PHC usage needs. The older adults in rural areas generally focused on medical care and transportation services in PHCs, whereas those in urban areas generally focused on health promotion as a means of social participation and active aging.

Exploring the path of reforming college mental health education curriculum based on big data technology

Abstract Big data technology’s quick advancement and widespread use provide fresh perspectives on how to change the mental health education curriculum at colleges and institutions. This study builds a prediction model for the college mental health education curriculum using big data technology, examines the prediction model’s development process, and builds a model assessment index using the SVM support vector machine technique. Second, it assesses the development status of the mental health education course reform in colleges and universities by looking at three elements of the mental health education courses in colleges and universities: the teaching strategy, the learning environment, and the student’s learning habits. Finally, using big data technologies, we investigated how college students’ happiness with their learning in mental health education courses was influenced by the mediating role of these courses and evaluated regression analyses of both holistic and partial teaching approaches. According to the findings, a comprehensive teaching approach had an 86.5% negative impact on student’s mental health under the direct effect, with a standard effect value of −0.134. Under the indirect impact, the standardized effect value of a holistic teaching approach on students’ mental health was −0.019, and the effect proportion was 12.7%. This demonstrates the significance of big data technologies for the establishment of a new mental health education curriculum in universities.

Research on the Application of Expressive Art Therapy in the Teaching of Mental Health Education Courses for College Students

Mental health education courses hold a pivotal role in nurturing the psychological well-being of college students and shaping their future development. This paper explores the integration of expressive art therapy into mental health education courses and its impact on college freshmen's mental health and classroom satisfaction. Drawing on a non-random cluster sampling method, 198 students from a university in Shandong Province participated, with half forming the experimental expressive art group and the other half constituting the control traditional group. Results demonstrated that the expressive art group experienced significant improvements in mental health, with higher scores in self-affirmation and lower scores in anxiety and depression compared to the control group. The study emphasizes a student-centered approach, focusing on experiential learning and self-expression, facilitated through music, painting, and psychodrama. It also highlights the role of expressive arts therapy in reducing self-defense mechanisms, enhancing selfexpression, and challenging negative cognitions. While the study shows promise, future research should consider longterm effect and qualitative assessments to comprehensively evaluate the clinical significance of expressive art group therapy.

The Impact of the Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions on College Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) in Self-Medication with Antibacterial Agents

Objective: This study aims to investigate the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of college students regarding self-medication with antibacterial agents before and after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, as well as the impact of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on college students’ KAP towards self-medication with antibacterial agents. We analyze the factors influencing college students’ self-medication with antibacterial agents and provide relevant reference data for the rational use of antibacterial agents for self-medication among college students. Methods: Non-probability sampling methods, including convenience sampling and quota sampling, were employed to collect data samples. College students were invited to participate in an online questionnaire survey that they completed independently, and the data were entered into Excel software for statistical analysis using SPSS 26.0 software. Results: Independent samples t-test and analysis of variance revealed that, before the lifting of pandemic restrictions, female college students scored higher than male students in KAP towards self-medication with antibacterial agents, with all differences being statistically significant (P&lt;0.05). However, after the lifting of pandemic restrictions, the gender differences in these aspects diminished; College students from rural areas scored significantly higher than their urban counterparts in the knowledge of antibacterial agents both before and after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions (P&lt;0.05); Moreover, medical students had significantly higher attitude scores compared to science and engineering students before the lifting of pandemic restrictions (P&lt;0.05), while social science students scored significantly higher in practice compared to science and engineering students both before and after the lifting of pandemic restrictions (P&lt;0.05). Paired samples t-test indicated a significant improvement in knowledge and practice towards self-medication with antibacterial agents after the lifting of pandemic restrictions, with attitude showing no significant change. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that, before the pandemic, there were significant differences in KAP based on gender and grade. However, after experiencing the pandemic, there were no longer significant differences in KAP among different genders and different grades, and this could be attributed to the impact of health education and campaigns during the pandemic. Conclusion: The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has had a positive impact on college students’ knowledge and practice towards self-medication with antibacterial agents. Before and after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the KAP of college students regarding self-medication with antibacterial agents were influenced by multiple factors. One important measure to enhance the rational use of antibacterial agents for self-medication among college students is to conduct health education courses in universities. Public health should pay attention to online media channels.

The integration path of mental health education and college students’ ideological and political education

The traditional ideological and political education should keep pace with the times, and the physical and health education should highlight its value, and must combine the two. This study investigated on the integration path of mental health education and college students’ ideological and political education. A stratified random sampling was conducted on 2021 students of a higher vocational college. The subjects were divided into the control group and the experimental group. The experimental group was given the integrated intervention course of mental health education and ideological and political education of college students, and the control group was given routine teaching. The depression score of the experimental group is significantly lower than that of the control group, and the mental health quality score is higher than that of the control group.Contribution: The integration of mental health education and college students’ Ideological and political education can effectively improve the level of college students’ mental health. This course constantly improves the students’ subjective consciousness, subjective ability and subjective personality, and fully reflects the educational effect of the ideological and political education of college students’ mental health course. This research provides data which could be utilised by academics in the field of practical theology, especially youth ministry and religious educational studies.

Healthy lifestyle mediates the association between health locus of control and life satisfaction among college students in Hubei, China: during the normalization stage of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control

BackgroundPrevious studies have primarily focused on the relationships among the health locus of control (HLC), healthy lifestyle and life satisfaction of college students. However, little is known about the mediating mechanism of healthy lifestyle on the other two aspects. This study aims to address this issue.MethodsA total of 2394 students from six colleges in Hubei Province validly completed self-report questionnaires, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire for college students and Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC), which covered three dimensions: internal HLC, powerful others HLC and chance HLC. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyses the hypothesized relationships in the path model, and a mediation analysis was used to verify the indirect relationships.ResultsHealthy lifestyle and life satisfaction showed positive relations with both internal HLC and powerful others HLC, but a significant negative association with chance HLC. In addition, healthy lifestyle mediated the relationships of internal HLC, powerful others HLC and chance HLC with life satisfaction.ConclusionsHealthy lifestyle mediates the impact of HLC on life satisfaction. Students with high IHLC tend to develop a healthier lifestyle and have higher LS. Powerful others also exert positive effects in collectivist cultural backgrounds. Thus, colleges should give full play to the positive role of psychological health and physical education courses in improving students’ IHLC. Meanwhile, the positive guiding effect of powerful others should be stressed. Further, particular emphasis should also be placed on the peer influence, new media publicity functions, community intervention, and college systematic appraisal, especially during and after public health emergencies.

Digital health education and training for undergraduate and graduate nursing students: a scoping review protocol.

The objective of this review is to collate and analyze literature reporting on digital health education and training courses, or other pedagogical interventions, for nursing students at the undergraduate and graduate level to identify gaps and inform the development of future educational interventions. In this era of technology-driven health care, upskilling and/or reskilling the nursing workforce is urgently needed for nurses to lead the digital health future and improve patient care. While informatics competency frameworks serve to inform nursing education and practice, they do not address the entire digital health spectrum. This review will include research studies, theoretical/discussion papers, and reports, as well as gray literature from relevant sources published in the last 10 years. Opinion pieces, editorials, conference proceedings, and papers published in languages other than English will be excluded. The JBI methodology for scoping reviews will be followed. Searches will be conducted in Embase, CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Education Research Complete to retrieve potentially relevant studies. Hand searches of reference lists of included studies will be completed. Two reviewers will independently screen records against predefined eligibility criteria and consult a third reviewer if conflicts arise. Decisions will be documented using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) flow diagram. Quantitative data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Content analysis will be applied to qualitative data to identify categories and themes. Findings will be synthesized and reported in tables and narrative format. Open Science Framework osf.io/42eug.

Pelatihan Regulasi Emosi pada Remaja dalam Peningkatan Kemampuan Psikososial

Background: Rapid development in adolescence is often problematic psychologically. Youth need the intelligence and emotional capacity to manage emotions to deal with the developments taking place to find a positive identity. Purpose: to improve knowledge among students about intelligence and emotional exercise regulations emotion at teenagers. Methods: The mental health education about intelligence and emotional regulation emotion among teenagers at SMP Negeri 15 Loajanan Samarinda. Education and training should be conducted by direct interaction with 60 students in class with matter the introduction of emotion, emotional intelligence, and training emotion in adolescents. The activity was carried out in 3 sessions with the following activities: the first session which was opened by the opening ceremony of the vice principal and the student, continued with a second session topic on the introduction of emotion, emotional intelligence, and training emotion in adolescents, and the third session is closing. Results: The implementation of the activities went well and smoothly. The results obtained are the increasing knowledge and psychomotor teenager emotional intelligence and emotion regulation. Conclusion: After a course of health education for adolescents, Adolescent ability to get to know emotions, Emotional intelligence, and the way emotional regulations are increasing so it's expected to increase the superior generation that has optimal mental health.

Smoothing Module for Optimization Cranium Segmentation Using 3D SlicerSmoothing Module for Optimization Cranium Segmentation Using 3D Slicer

Anatomy is the most essential course in health and medical education to study parts of human body and also the function of it. Cadaver is a media used by medical student to study anatomical subject. Because of limited access to cadaver and also due to high prices, this situation makes it necessary to develope an alternative anatomical education media, one of them is the use 3D printing to produce anatomical models. Before 3D Print the cranium, it is necessary to do the segmentation process and often the segmentation result is not good enough and appear a lot of noises. The purpose of this research is to optimize a 3D cranium based on DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) data processing using the smoothing modules on 3D Slicer. The method of this research is to process the Cranium DICOM data using 3D Slicer software by varying the 5 types of smoothing modules. The results with default parameter fill holes and median have better results compared to others. Kernel size variations are performed for smoothing module fill holes and medians. The result is fill holes get optimal segmentation results using a kernel size of 3 mm and the median is 5 mm.

The Application of PREMA Model in College Mental Health Education

Abstract In order to make the mental health education in colleges and universities continue and let students find more of their advantages and potential, the author proposes the application of PREMA model in the mental health education in colleges and universities. The author applied and explored the positive mental health course of 399 subjects for 13 class hours, which included five modules: “positive emotions and happiness, positive cognition and self-efficacy, positive traits and positive personality, positive environment, summary and sharing”, after longitudinal tracking for a school year, the results show that about 34.81% of freshmen have different degrees of problems or confusion in their first class hours, and about 4.22% of them have mild or more psychological problems. After one academic year, the number of students with different levels of problems or confusion dropped to 2.51%, and only 1.04% of students with moderate or above psychological problems. The overall mental health level of students has been improved, and the level of positive development has been improved. The PREMA model not only provides a new perspective for examining college students’ mental health level and subjective well-being, but also points out a new direction for the teaching of college mental health education courses. The course of positive mental health education plays an important role in improving students’ positive mental quality and promoting the development of mental health education in colleges and universities.

Life Adaptation Teaching and Its Content of Mental Health Education in Primary School

Life adaptation is an important component of the adaptation dimension of the psychological quality structure of primary school students, and it is an important index to evaluate the mental health of primary school students. Abstract: Life adaptation is an important component of the adaptation dimension of the psychological quality structure of primary school students, and it is an important index to evaluate the mental health of primary school students. When teaching life adaptation, teachers should take the goal and nature of life adaptation course as their own teaching action guide. On the basis of grasping the basic concept of the course, teachers should flexibly design course ideas and implement course implementation suggestions. Life adaptation teaching in the mental health education course can help primary school students improve their adaptive ability and mental health level. When teaching life adaptation, teachers should take the goal and nature of life adaptation course as their own teaching action guide. On the basis of grasping the basic concept of the course, teachers should flexibly design course ideas and implement course implementation suggestions. Life adaptation teaching in the mental health education course can help primary school students improve their adaptive ability and mental health level.

Implementation of the Numbered Head Together (NHT) Type of Cooperative Model Assisted by Trello Application in Sport Health Education Courses Penjas FKIP UNIB

Sports Health Education uses the Agile Scrum Trello Application as a learning medium in the application of the Number Head Together (NHT) model to the fifth semester students of the Physical Education Study Program, FKIP University of Bengkulu. This research shows that the combined use of Agile Scrum and Trello can be continuously maintained and practiced by information system developers. The combination of the two is quite reliable, with the use of Trello, and implemented into the Cooperative model of Number Head Together (NHT) type, collaboration between teams is more harmonious and task tracking is easier. This research is a classroom action research that uses this descriptive method and will be carried out in two cycles. Where data collection is done through test and non-test techniques. As a result, the achievement targets were obtained in cycle II with the following details; 15 students or 42% got category A, 17 students or 47% got category B, 4 students or 11% got category C, and none or 0 students got category D. The results of the questionnaire responses distributed to students showed they gained the final score of 24.61 or obtained an average of 4.1 which means the category most chosen by students is agreed. These results indicate that the implementation of learning in the application of the Number Head Together (NHT) model to the fifth semester students of the Physical Education Study Program, FKIP University of Bengkulu, is of interest to students.

Ağız Sağlığı Eğitim Programına Katılan İlköğretim Okulu Öğrencilerinde Diş Kaygısı Paterni

Background/Aims: Dental anxiety is a common problem which develops mostly in childhood. The level of dental anxiety perceived by the primary schoolers were determined with Facial Image Scale (FIS) while receiving oral dental health education in their classroom environment.&#x0D; Methods: FIS were applied to 163 third-grade primary schoolers while they were having oral health education course in an interactive way. Gender, white dental attire, and past dental experience(s) were pre-determined variables evaluating the pattern of dental anxiety in the third-grade primary schoolers in this study.&#x0D; Results: The overall anxiety level in children was 46.01%, with no significant difference observed between genders (p=0.4593). Students who were educated by instructors wearing white dental attire were more likely to have a 1&amp;2 FIS score (OR: 3.9 (1.3-11.7); p=0.0156). However, students who had past dental experience expressed significantly more 4&amp;5 FIS scores (OR: 4.38 (2.17-8.85); p &lt; 0.001). &#x0D; Conclusions: Regardless of gender white dental attire created a positive perception in 9-year-old students, but the presence of past dental experience and a history of tooth extraction especially under local anesthesia caused negative perception in the study.

Abstract P642: Assessment of Health Literacy in Colombia: A First Step for a Cardiovascular Education Program for the Community

Introduction: Adequate health literacy enables patients and caregivers to make appropriate decisions and achieve better health outcomes. However, much information about health literacy comes from developed and English-speaking countries. There is very little information about health literacy levels in countries such as Colombia and these data, therefore, cannot be used as an input in the development of cardiovascular education programs for the community. Our objective was to optimize and adapt the Spanish validation of the short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in adults (s-TOFHLA) to the context of the Colombian health system. This test was chosen because its multiple questions and sections can guide the skills that should be emphasized in a health education course for patients and caregivers (i.e. navigation in the health care system, interpretation of medical instructions, understanding of doses and forms of drug dispensing). This test consists of two parts: numerical and reading comprehension (Readings A and B). The TOFHLA is graded using a score between 1 and 100 points, which classifies the participant into categories of adequate, marginal or inadequate health literacy. Methods: The validation process was carried out in the following steps 1) cultural and language adaptation, 2) expert consensus (n=7), 3) a cognitive survey (n=10), 4) piloting (n=40), and 5) application in the community (n=148). The study was conducted in 6 cities, from 5 departments (equivalent to an state) in Colombia. Results: In the piloting (n=40) Cronbach's α was 0.76 for numerical comprehension, 0.58 for reading A, and 0.95 for reading B. In the broader sample (n=148) the Cronbach's α for numerical comprehension, reading A and reading B was 0.84, 0.89, and 0.95, respectively. Most of the sample had an adequate level of literacy (77.1%), however, the percentages in the marginal (6%) and inadequate (16.7%) categories can still be considered high. Health literacy levels are lower in people with the lowest level of schooling and socioeconomic strata. In addition, there seem to be differences between urban and rural populations. No differences have been observed according to the sex of the participants. Conclusions: It is critical to assess health literacy with instruments that have been adequately validated and adapted to the conditions of each health system. This process requires the participation of health and language experts. The piloting and cognitive surveys provide a good idea of how communities interpret psychometric tests. Our results confirm differences in health literacy among populations with different levels of income and schooling. Health literacy assessment can guide the instructional design of community-directed health education programs.

Understanding the cultivation mechanism for mental health education of college students in campus culture construction from the perspective of deep learning.

Nowadays, there is an increase in attention to the college student's mental health, and to enhance the awareness related to college students' mental health, colleges and universities have executed an immense range of mental health publicity activities. In order to better combine deep learning with classroom teaching, this paper puts forward a deep learning algorithm formulated on convolutional neural networks. The purpose of this research is to investigate the development and use of a cultivation mechanism for mental health education of college students in campus culture creation from the perspective of deep learning. The study's primary goal is to comprehend college students' mental health training in campus culture creation. The study's objective is to develop experimental outcomes of college students utilizing mental health education courses as an optional or mandatory course. Finally, investigations related to college students' mental health from the current situation in China, the investigation, statistics and analysis related to the college students in China are carried out in this situation. The experimental results of this study show that 62 of the 156 schools and universities assessed provide courses on mental health education for college students that are both obligatory and optional. According to the students questionnaire survey, 86.7% of respondents believe that it is critical to establish mental health related educational courses, 61.9% believe that compulsory courses should be established, and students want to add group guidance or activities to the teaching process to improve their experience and participation.

The effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme on fourth-grade school-age children in North Cyprus: A randomised-controlled trial

Objective: This study sought to analyse the effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme for school-aged children in North Cyprus. Design: This study utilised a randomised-controlled experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted on fourth-grade students in two primary schools. Method: Participants in the intervention group received a 12-week online health education course. Students in both the control ( n = 38) and intervention ( n = 38) groups completed the Food Behaviour Scale, the Children Health Perceptions and Behaviours Scale, and the Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Scale pre-intervention, at the end of intervention and 3 months post-intervention. Results: Post-test scores for the intervention group on the Food Behaviour Scale, Children Health Perceptions and Behaviours Scale, and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Scale were significantly higher than their pre-test scores. In contrast, the control group exhibited no statistically significant difference between the pre- and post-test scores on the three scales. Conclusion: The findings suggest that a nurse-led health education programme had a positive effect on food behaviour, physical activity self-efficacy, and health perception and behaviours among school-age children.

The construction and application of digital course on ICVE platform—taking the course of health education and health promotion as an example

The construction and application of digital course on ICVE platform—taking the course of health education and health promotion as an example