Health Of Elementary School Students Research Articles

Correlation Between Understanding Body Movement Systems and Habits of Maintaining Bone Health in Elementary School Students

This research aims to determine the correlation between elementary school level students' understanding of the concept of movement systems in humans and their habits in maintaining bone health. Because maintaining bone health is something that must be paid attention to, especially in children at their growing age. Habits of maintaining bone health must be supported by elementary school level students' knowledge regarding the process of growth and development in the human body. This research uses a correlation analysis method, with the Product Moment correlation technique. The number of samples used in this research was 35 class VI students from 5 elementary schools in Banda Aceh City. The instruments used are test questions related to the movement system material in the chapter on how our bodies move, and also a student response questionnaire regarding their daily habits in maintaining bone health. The research results can be concluded that the correlation obtained through the Product Moment correlation test can determine the relationship between the two variables at 0.64 with strong criteria. So there is a strong correlation between the first variable, namely the level of understanding of students' concepts regarding how the body moves and the second variable, namely their habits of maintaining healthy bones. The results of the correlation coefficient obtained show changes in students' habits as they understand the concepts they gain.

Oral Health in Elementary School Students

Cavities—a result of progressed tooth decay—are 100% preventable, and yet they are the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States. If left untreated, cavities can cause health complications, and in rare cases, death. Therefore, addressing tooth decay in children proves crucial for ensuring their long-term health. The Oregon Smile and Healthy Growth Screening (previously known as the Oregon Smile Survey), a statewide effort conducted every five years, identifies oral health concerns and provides the state with a broad understanding of childhood oral health status. The screening process serves as a way for state public health officials to communicate with caretakers and encourage them to seek dental care for their children. Furthermore, screening results enable policymakers to create more effective, preventative policies, programs, and services to reduce oral health problems and disparities. This article analyzes Oregon Smile Surveys from 2002-2017, comparing their respective methods and results. In addition, it examines the research methods used in the current 2022 Oregon Smile and Healthy Growth Screening and offers preliminary sets of recommendations for ways to improve the screening process in Oregon. Data informing the screening recommendations come from participant observations gathered during a spring 2023 internship with the Oregon Health Authority on the 2022 Oregon Smile and Healthy Growth Screening.

The Use of BUKPIN Media on Maintaning Behavior of Dental and Oral Health among Primary School Students

Dental and oral health are still matter that need serious attention because the biggest problem in society is caries with its prevalence. Public ignorance about dental plaque causes low behavior to maintain dental and oral health. Tooth brushing behavior in children aged 10-14 years is still very low when brushing their teeth at the right time. Interventions in schools that can be carried out to increase children's interest in tooth brushing behavior are through the Smart Book media called BUKPIN, which is a development of oral health education that is oriented to print media by displaying interesting information about dental health for children. Objective: to improve dental and oral health behavior and the degree of dental and oral health in elementary school students. The research was pre-experimental type with the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design and data collection involving 38 respondents by random sampling from class I–VI students at SD Negeri 5 Jambu, Mlonggo District, Jepara Regency. The results of dental health promotion with BUKPIN media that there was a significant (p-value < 0,005) increase in the aspects of knowledge (0.000), attitude (0.002) and action (0.000). Dental and oral health are influenced by behavioral factors of children's behavior in maintaining dental and oral health. Increased knowledge, attitudes, and actions after the BUKPIN Media intervention prove that oral health education which is oriented to print media by displaying interesting information about dental health has a good influence on dental health maintenance behavior in elementary school children. The BUKPIN Media intervention as the development of dental and oral health education are effective in increasing tooth brushing behavior in elementary school children.Keywords: Oral Health, Elementary School Children, Smart Book Media

Leaflet media as an effort to increase knowledge of dental health maintenance in elementary school students

Knowledge can be increased through health promotion. In terms of the age at which children are susceptible to disease, counseling is especially aimed at groups prone to dental and oral health problems, namely elementary school-aged children. Leaflet media is the right media to increase the knowledge of fourth grade students where students can already read. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of dental and oral health maintenance knowledge before and after being given counseling using leaflet media to class IV students at SDN Sawangan 07 Depok in 2022. The research design used was quasi-experimental. The sampling technique with a total sample of 36 students. Data was collected by filling out pre-test and post-test questionnaires given to class IVB students. Data analysis used paired sample test. The results of the study before being given counseling about dental health maintenance using leaflet media had a good level of knowledge category of 25 people with a percentage of 69%, the level of knowledge in the sufficient category was 5 people with a percentage of 14%, and the level of knowledge in the poor category was 6 people with a percentage of 17%. The results of the study after being given counseling about maintaining dental health with leaflet media, most of the respondents had a good level of knowledge, 29 people with a percentage of 81%, the level of knowledge in the sufficient category was 7 people with a percentage of 19%, and no students were included in the poor category. The results of the paired sample test analysis obtained a p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: leaflet media is effective in increasing knowledge about maintaining oral health in elementary school students. Keywords: Leaflet media, knowledge, dental health, elementary school students

The influence of fitball aerobics on the level of physical health of students of the special department

The article examines the influence of fitball-aerobics classes on the level of physical health of elementary school students belonging to a special medical group. The purpose of the study is to experimentally test the effect of fitball aerobics on the optimization of the physical health of students in grades 7-9 of the special department. Research methods: theoretical analysis of program-methodical and normative documents; pedagogical experiment; physiometry, pulsometry, anthropometry; methods of mathematical statistics The basis for the formation of the experimental methodology was the following pedagogical provisions: all physical education lessons with elements of fitball-aerobics were compiled according to pedagogical principles, corresponded to the age characteristics of students, the level of health and the nosology of the disease; the lessons met the interests of schoolchildren, included innovative teaching technologies and various means of health-improving methods and fitness technologies using fitball. Conclusions. Checking the effectiveness of the experimental research work showed the positive impact of the proposed methodology for improving the level of physical health of schoolchildren in grades 7-9 of the special department.

Teaching integrated biology in the module teaching methods of subjects about nature and social

The integration of biological knowledge education in the module teaching methods of subjects about nature and Society not only helps students to properly perceive but also actively put knowledge into lectures to improve their awareness and skills. About the natural environment; about people, health of elementary school students. On the basis of the theory of integrated teaching and teaching methods, the article selects a number of articles for experimentation. Science class 4. Research results show that, if using integrated biological knowledge in guiding students to prepare some lectures in Science grade 4 will contribute to improving the quality of teaching for students majoring in Primary Education.

Strategy for improving the quality of School Dental Health Efforts at Tabanan Public Health Center

Background: The School Dental Health Efforts or Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS) is a public health effort to maintain and improve the dental and oral health of elementary school students. UKGS is the strategy and the flagship of dental health in schools. The implementation of UKGS involves three elements, namely the Public Health Centre or Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat (Puskesmas), schools, and parents. The three elements in UKGS are the driving force and restraining force, which greatly affect the quality of UKGS services. Purpose: This study aimed to analyze a strategy that can improve the quality of UKGS at Tabanan Puskesmas. Methods: This research used evaluative research and was analyzed by Kurt Lewin’s Force Field Analysis. Results: The driving forces that have the highest score are good knowledge, the skill of personnel, and guidelines for implementing the UKGS at Puskesmas; whereas the restraining forces that have the highest score are the unavailability of guidebooks and health teacher skills, as well as lack of budget for the UKGS activities. Conclusion: Strategies that can improve the quality of UKGS at Tabanan Puskesmas can be done by utilizing the facilities at the Puskesmas for the UKGS activities in schools, transmitting knowledge and skills from Puskesmas officers to the UKGS staff in schools, and increasing the budget by means of self-help.

EFEK TELEDENTISTRY TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR TENTANG DIET YANG BENAR UNTUK KESEHATAN GIGI

Introduction : Diet is one of the factors that influence the process of caries. Knowledge and understanding of diet patterns are needed from an early age to prevent caries. The Covid-19 pandemic hinders face-to-face education, but this can be overcome virtually through teledentistry. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge of dental health in elementary school-age children on good dietary habits to prevent cavities through education teledentistry. Method : This cross-sectional analytic study was conducted on 61 3rd grade SD Kartika 1-11 Padang City students who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The purposive sampling technique made the selection of respondents. Education is done virtually with an online meeting application. Students' knowledge was measured using a questionnaire consisting of 13 closed questions which were given a value of 1 if the answer was correct and a value of 0 if the answer was incorrect. The data were processed with SPSS statistical software. Result : The results showed a significant increase in the average knowledge of respondents at pre-test2,64 ±1,059 increased to 4,98 ± 0,643 (p < 0.04) at post-test. Based on the results of the treatment effectiveness test/gain score, the result is 0,47. The intervention given has moderate effectiveness. Conclusion : This study concludes that education through teledentistry effectively increases knowledge about dental and oral health in elementary school students.

Influence of Flexible Classroom Seating on the Wellbeing and Mental Health of Upper Elementary School Students: A Gender Analysis.

While traditional seating (also known as fixed seating or fixed classroom) remains the preferred classroom seating arrangement for teachers, a new type of seating arrangement is becoming more common in schools: the flexible classroom (also known as flexible seating). The purpose of this type of arrangement is to meet the needs of students by providing a wide variety of furniture and workspaces, to put students at the center of learning, and to allow them to make choices based on their preferences and the objectives of the task at hand. This study aimed to examine the influence of flexible seating on the wellbeing and mental health of elementary school students. This article presents the results of exploratory research conducted in Quebec among Grade 5 and 6 students comparing the wellbeing and mental health of students in fixed and flexible classrooms. The study was conducted with 107 students in three Grade 5 and 6 flexible classrooms (n = 51) and three Grade 5 and 6 fixed classrooms (n = 56). It is based on a quasi-experimental, quantitative design with post-test only and a control group. The groups were matched based on natural conditions (i.e., from a convenience sample). Furthermore, the study included a gender-differentiated analysis for each group. The results showed that flexible classroom seating had a positive influence on the girls’ wellbeing and mental health. In contrast, for the boys, fixed classroom seating was most conducive to their wellbeing and mental health. However, our study has some limitations that are discussed in the article.

LITTLE DOCTOR VIRTUAL TRAINING WITH SNOWBALL TECHNIQUE IN PANDEMIC COVID-19 ERA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALANG

Strategies that can be taken to achieve caries-free Indonesia 2030 include is increasing promotive and preventive efforts for dental and oral health services. Even in this Pandemic Covid 19 the delivery of counseling or promotive materials is not done face-to-face, because it avoids the risk of local transmission Covid-19 virus. This study aims to increase the knowledge of dental and oral health of elementary school students during the pandemic. The method was through audiovisual media facilitated with online meeting zoom and e-Book. This activity was carried out using the snow-ball technique, 6 elementary schools doing this activity. The activity started with dental training by the FKGUB team through the media zoom with room separation in 6 breakout rooms, so a total of 42 participants attended. After that were held for Little Doctors activities to educate 5 friends in their elementary schools, so there was 150 participants. In the pre-test results, as many as 18 students scored below 50 and as many as 10 students scored above 50. In the post-test results, 24 students got scores above 50 and 1 student got a score of 20. There is a difference knowledge level oral health of students by little doctor with online education in pandemic Covid-19 Era in elementary school Malang.

Pop-up book as a media for dental promotion to increase knowledge of dental health in elementary school students

Background: Elementary school children have a high risk of dental caries. The use of pop-up books as a medium so that elementary school students better understand the importance of dental health knowledge and how to brush their teeth properly and correctly. Purpose: This study was to analyze the effect of pop-up book media on increasing the dental health knowledge of elementary school students. Methods: The design of this study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest with one group design. The sampling technique was purposive sampling as many as 56 students. This research was conducted at SDN Nglengking, Minggir District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Province from June to August 2019. The influence variable is the pop-up book media, and the affected variable is the level of dental health knowledge of elementary school students. Results: The results of the analysis of material experts and pop-up book media design experts showed a value of 35.5, meaning that it was very valid and suitable to be used as a dental health education media. The significant value of the level of dental health knowledge before and after dental health education was carried out with pop-up book media (p=0.000). Conclusion: pop-up book media about dental health is effective in increasing the dental health knowledge of elementary school students.
 Keywords: Pop-up media, knowledge, dental health, elementary school students.

Existential Therapy for Children: Impact of a Philosophy for Children Intervention on Positive and Negative Indicators of Mental Health in Elementary School Children.

Background: Philosophy for children (P4C) was initially developed in the 1970s and served as an educational program to promote critical thinking, caring, creative reasoning and inquiry in the educational environment. Quasi-experimental research on P4C, a school-based approach that aims to develop children’s capacity to think by and for themselves, has suggested it could be an interesting intervention to foster greater basic psychological need satisfaction in children in school settings. Objective: The goal of the present study was to evaluate the impact of P4C on basic psychological need satisfaction and mental health in elementary school students. Method: Students from grades one to three (N = 57) took part in this study and completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. A randomized cluster trial with a wait-list control group was implemented to compare the effects of P4C on students’ mental health. Results: Analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) revealed a significant effect of group condition on levels of autonomy and anxiety, after controlling for baseline levels. Participants in the experimental group showed higher scores in autonomy, when compared to participants in the control group, and participants in the experimental group showed lower anxiety scores, when compared to participants in the control group. Conclusion: Overall, results from this study show that P4C may be a promising intervention to foster greater autonomy in elementary school children, while also improving mental health.

Recess Quality and Social and Behavioral Health in Elementary School Students.

A majority of research findings have focused on recess as instrumental to achieving minutes of physical activity rather than focusing on the psycho-social benefits associated with a high-quality recess environment. The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between recess quality and teacher-reported social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in children. Data were collected from 26 schools in 4 different regions of the United States. Teachers (N=113) completed behavioral assessments for randomly selected children in their classrooms (N=352). Data assessors conducted live observations of recess using the Great Recess Framework-Observational Tool. A series of 2-level regression models were fit in Mplus v. 8.2 to assess how recess quality was associated with indicators of children's social, emotional, and behavioral health. Recess quality significantly predicted executive functioning problems (b=-.360, p=.021), resilience (b=.369, p=.016), emotional self-control (b=-.367, p=.016), and a composite of adaptive classroom behaviors (b=.321, p=.030). Results of the present study demonstrate that recess quality impacts child developmental outcomes. Schools should ensure there is adequate training and resources to facilitate a positive and meaningful recess for students.

A study on DMFT index between elementary school students: The seventh korea national health and nutrition examination survery

Objectives: This study aims to assess the subjective oral health perception and oral health behavior of elementary school students to identify their relevance to the DMFT index. Methods: Based on the 7th National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2018, 1,073 elementary school students aged 7 to 12 were surveyed. Analysis ia composite general linear model analysis was performed with the DMFT index as a dependent variable. Results: An analysis of the impact on the DMFT index showed statistically significant results in age, number of brushing a day, oral examination status, and subjective oral health recognition. Conclusions: This will require the development of oral health education programs that can improve oral health of elementary school students and support measures for oral health prevention and management of elementary school students.

Philosophy for children and mindfulness during COVID-19: Results from a randomized cluster trial and impact on mental health in elementary school students

BackgroundPreliminary evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on children's mental health. Given these problems can have significant impacts throughout the lifespan, preventing the negative repercussions of COVID-19 on children's mental health is essential. Philosophy for children (P4C) and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) show promise in this regard. ObjectiveThe goal of the present study was to compare the impact of online MBI and P4C interventions on mental health, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a randomized cluster trial to assess and compare the impact of both interventions on elementary school students' (N = 37) anxiety and inattention symptoms as well as on their basic psychological need satisfaction (BPN). ResultsANCOVAs revealed a significant effect of the P4C intervention on mental health difficulties, controlling for baseline levels. Participants in the P4C group showed lower scores on the measured symptoms at post-test than participants in the MBI group. Significant effects of the MBI on levels of BPN were also found. Participants in the MBI intervention reported greater BPN satisfaction at post-test than participants in the P4C intervention. ConclusionResults from this study suggest that, in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a P4C intervention centered around COVID-19 related themes may be helpful to reduce mental health difficulties, that a MBI may be useful to satisfy BPN, and that both interventions were easy to offer online to elementary school students. Future work including a larger sample size and follow-up measures is warranted. Public significancePractice: Philosophy for children (P4C) and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can be used to foster mental health in elementary school students, in the current COVID-19 context.Policy: As we do not anticipate that facilitators will be allowed in schools during the 2020–2021 school year and that children will, most likely, be attending school in the current COVID-19 context, policymakers who want to implement psychological support measures in elementary schools should consider an online modality, which has shown in this study to work well, be feasible, and yield positive results on youth mental health.

Locomotor Basic Movement Levels in Improving the Health of Elementary School Students

Children's health could be monitored through basic motion skills, for example, running, walking, jumping, sliding, galloping, skipping, hopping, and leaping. Children could be determined as healthy if they can perform those movements properly aligning with their development phase. This study is a part of research development in order to develop test instruments of basic locomotor skills through puzzle-based activity. This study aims to describe elementary school students' health levels through 8 basic locomotor skills measured by the test instruments. The data were collected through a descriptive approach. The participants consisted of 60 students in a class, Ciracas, East Jakarta. The study shows that 35 students (58,33%) received a good score in walking, 29 students (48,33%) received a good score in running, while 38 students received a good score in jumping, hopping, leaping, galloping, skipping, and sliding. According to the results, students' health levels in this study varied as 25 students (42%) received overall good scores, 20 students (33%) received overall average scores, while 15 students (25%) received an overall bad score.

LITERATURE REVIEW : PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA AUDIOVISUAL TENTANG MENARCHE TERHADAP KESIAPAN SISWI SD MENGHADAPI MENARCHE

Physical and mental readiness is needed before menarche because pre-puberty girl may feel anxiety and fear. Health education is one way that can be done because it will increase knowledge and information about menstruation so it will affect on good perceptions of menstruation and increase readiness in dealing with menarche. This research aimed to analyse the influence of health education by using audiovisual media on readiness to face menarche. This study uses the literature review method. The research was conducted by using Google Scholar and Proquest databases with keywords to find articles which are appropriate the inclusion and exclusion criteria to be reviewed. The results on reviewed articles, 3 articles prove that audiovisual education about menarche effective to increase readiness in dealing with menarche, 2 other articles prove that audiovisual media is more effective than the education without audiovisual media and leaflets. The conclusion based on 5 reviewed articles proves that audiovisual health education about menarche given to premenarche elementary student affect their readiness to face menarche because it can provide stimulus of sense for hearing and vision, so that the results obtained are more optimal. This review of the information on reproductive health can be used in the fields of education, approval, and community service regarding reproductive health in elementary school students.

Biopsychosocial Determinants of Dental and Oral Health Behavior in Elementary School Children in Ponorogo, Indonesia: Application of Health Belief Model

Background: Based on Basic Health Research in 2018, the proper brushing teeth behavior in children in Indonesia was 2.8%. The Elementary School period is an important stage for develop­ing the behavior of maintaining den­tal and oral health in children (students). This stu­dy aim­ed to analyze the bio psychosocial de­ter­­­mi­­nants of the behavior of maintaining den­tal and oral health in elementary school children in Ponorogo by implementing the theory of Health Belief Model. Subjects and Method: This was a cross-sec­tio­nal study conducted in Pono­rogo, East Java, Indonesia, from January to Feb­­ruary 2020. A sample of 200 students from 25 elementary schools was selected by simple random sampling. The dependent vari­able was dental and oral health behavior. The independent variables were know­­­ledge, teacher’s role, attitude, perceived sus­cep­tibility, perceived seriousness, perceived be­ne­fit, perceived barrier, cues to action, self-effi­cacy, and school. The data were co­ll­e­c­t­­ed by questionnaire. The data were analyz­ed by a multilevel multiple logistic regression run on Stata 13. Results: Dental and oral health behavior in elementary school students in­creas­ed with good knowledge (OR= 8.73; 95% CI­= ­­2.18 to 34.95; p= 0.002), strong teacher’s role (OR= 3.99; 95% CI= 1.17 to 13.65; p= 0.027), posi­tive attitude (OR= 6.45; 95% CI= 1.73 to 24.04; p=­ 0.­005), strong perceived susceptibility (OR= 7.81; 95% CI= 2.12 to 28.78; p= 0.011), high perceived seri­ousness (OR= 6.62; 95% CI= 1.93 to 22.69; p= 0.003), weak perceived barrier (OR= 0.18; 95%­ CI= 0.05 to 0.72; p = 0.015), big perceived be­nefit (OR= 7.78; 95% CI= 1.80 to 33.56; p= 0.­006), strong cues to action (OR= 3.95; 95% CI= 1.12 to 13.91; p= 0.032), and strong self-efficacy (OR­=­ 4.­99; 95% CI= 1.38 to 18.05; p=0.014 ). Elementary schools had contextual effect on the dental and oral health be­ha­vi­or with ICC= 14.14%. Conclusion: The behavior of maintaining den­tal and oral health in elementary school students is affected by good knowledge, strong teacher’s role, high perceived susceptibility, high perceived serious­ness, weak perceived barrier, big per­ceiv­ed benefit, high cues to action, and strong self-effi­cacy. The school has a contextual effect on the be­haviour of maintaining dental and oral health in students. Keywords: the behaviour of maintaining dental health, health belief model.

A Comparison between Conventional and Video Methods of Health Education on Improvement of Oral Health in Elementary School Students of Qomrood Village, 2018, (Iran)

A Comparison between Conventional and Video Methods of Health Education on Improvement of Oral Health in Elementary School Students of Qomrood Village, 2018, (Iran)

THE DIFFERENCE OF COUNSELING WITH VIDEO MEDIA AND HAND PUPPETS TO IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

TITLE THE DIFFERENCE OF COUNSELING WITH VIDEO MEDIA AND HAND PUPPETS TO IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ABSTRACT Knowledge less regarding oral hygiene is one cause of child neglect oral health problems. Knowledge of oral health in children of school groups deserve special attention because at this age children are undergoing the growth process of previous dental situation will influence the development of dental health in adulthood. Through training programs is expected to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of maintaining oral health and able to participate actively in increasing efforts to nurture ourselves. Purpose of this study is to know the difference influence of illumination using video media and a hand puppet to the improvement of oral health.This study is a quasi experimental design with Two Group Design. Samples are students of SD Islam Diponegoro sampling purposive sampling technique. This study using univariate and bivariate data analysis with the Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney. This study shows that oral health education using video media and hand puppets influential in promoting oral health knowledge it can be seen from the pre-accession and post-test tet each with a value of p 0.005.Each media effective in improving knowledge but there is no significant difference between the method of video and hand puppets to increased knowledge of elementary school children about oral health.