Empower U: effectiveness of an adolescent outreach and prevention program with sixth-grade boys and girls: a pilot study.
J Pediatr Nurs
; 28(1): 77-84, 2013 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-22521780
ABSTRACT
Sixth graders are at a prime age to modify behaviors and beliefs regarding exercise, nutrition, body image, and smoking. Empower U was created to change knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors regarding these topics. This pilot study utilized pre/post assessments of 58 sixth graders from a private middle school in the midsouth. Results showed a significant increase in self-esteem as well as in exercise and nutrition knowledge and beliefs at posttest and a significant increase in body image as well as in self-reported exercise and nutrition behaviors at the 1-month follow-up. Empower U provides nurses with an effective educational program that may be useful in positively impacting health behaviors.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Relações Comunidade-Instituição
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos