Abstract
Aim:
to examine if students who smoke and drink alcohol report more or less benefit from an annual health dialogue with a school nurse than students without this risk behaviour.
Method:
The study was one of the Danish contributions to the international collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. A random sample of students in the fifth, seventh, and ninth grade (on average 11.8, 13.8 and 15.8 years of age) in schools in Denmark, answered a questionnaire, (response rate 87%, n=5 205). The independent variables were ‘How often do you smoke at present?’ and a combined variable of overall frequency of drinking. Perceived outcome of the dialogue was measured as: reflected on the dialogue; discussed the content with parents; followed the advice of the nurse; visited the nurse again.
Results:
Risk behaviour (smoking, drinking alcohol, and having experience with being drunk) is associated with lower odds for reflecting about the content of the dialogue with the school nurse, discussion of the content with parents, and for following the school nurse’s advice. However, risk behaviour is associated with higher odds for visiting the school nurse again but only in relation to smoking behaviour.
to examine if students who smoke and drink alcohol report more or less benefit from an annual health dialogue with a school nurse than students without this risk behaviour.
Method:
The study was one of the Danish contributions to the international collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. A random sample of students in the fifth, seventh, and ninth grade (on average 11.8, 13.8 and 15.8 years of age) in schools in Denmark, answered a questionnaire, (response rate 87%, n=5 205). The independent variables were ‘How often do you smoke at present?’ and a combined variable of overall frequency of drinking. Perceived outcome of the dialogue was measured as: reflected on the dialogue; discussed the content with parents; followed the advice of the nurse; visited the nurse again.
Results:
Risk behaviour (smoking, drinking alcohol, and having experience with being drunk) is associated with lower odds for reflecting about the content of the dialogue with the school nurse, discussion of the content with parents, and for following the school nurse’s advice. However, risk behaviour is associated with higher odds for visiting the school nurse again but only in relation to smoking behaviour.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | British Journal of School Nursing |
| Vol/bind | 5 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 128-133 |
| ISSN | 1752-2803 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 8. apr. 2010 |