Studies evaluating of health interventions at schools: an integrative literature review

Abstract

Objective:to identify and analyze the available evidence on the strategies used in the studies evaluating health interventions at school. Method:this is an integrative review searching in LILACS, CINAHL, CUIDEN, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. From the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, there were 121 articles chosen to compose the sample. Results:english studies (97.5%), with a quantitative approach (80.2%), related to the interventions carried out in the Region of the Americas (54.6%) and the European Region (23.1%) predominated. For the most part, they are interventions as programs (70.2%), interested in evaluating results (73.5%) from the value judgment (83.4%). Prevalence of interventions focused on efficacy, effects or impact, and activities carried out on interventions were focused on physical activity, healthy eating, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. They are worked through activities of clinical monitoring, health promotion and disease prevention. Conclusion:the evidence indicates that the evaluations of health interventions in the school focus the results produced in programs through the judgment of value. The topics most addressed were healthy eating, physical activity, prevention of alcohol and other drugs, among others.

Impact of the Physical Activity on Bullying

“…Likewise, it is essential to promote an active lifestyle among teenagers, mainly among those from a low socioeconomic level and, particularly, among women (Ramos et al, 2016). Therefore, it is key to reinforce attitudes which favor healthy habits (Campo-Ternera et al, 2017; Lima-Serrano et al, 2018; Medeiros et al, 2018; Santos et al, 2018; Palomino-Devia et al, 2018) so antisocial and criminal behaviors can be minimized (Pelegrín et al, 2010; Gázquez et al, 2015). The practice of physical activity (non-competitive) entails the promotion of essential values for a peaceful coexistence and socialization, being an ideal tool to diminish the cases of violence (Martínez-Baena and Faus-Bosca, 2018; Medina Cascales and Reverte Prieto, 2019).…”

“…Due to the fact that the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established some recommendations on the types and amounts of physical activity needed to improve and maintain health (Haskell et al, 2007; World Health Organization [WHO], 2010), programs which promote physical activity in schools are essential (Medeiros et al, 2018). Therefore, organized sport must complete, but not replace, a regular physical activity, since the physical activity is a formative tool in the educational context (Guzmán-Guzmán, 2010).…”

Actividad física, consumo de drogas y conductas riesgo en adolescentes

“…Por otro lado, es fundamental que el alumnado reciba una educación física de calidad, es decir, dotarle de pautas para mantenerse activos a lo largo de la vida y sobre todo de forma saludable (WHO, 2018). Resulta JUMP, Nº 1, enero-junio de 2020 DOI: 10.17561/jump.n1.5 fundamental la concienciación en el alumnado durante todas las etapas educativas dirigidas a la prevención del consumo de drogas así como a la promoción de la práctica de la actividad física con el objetivo de aumentar los niveles de actividad y la eficacia de estos (Medeiros et al, 2018;Gil-Madrona et al, 2019). Del mismo modo, no debemos olvidar que la práctica de la actividad física es un excelente medio que permite la transmisión de valores (Portolés & González, 2015) así como la promoción de la relaciones interpersonales y de la prosocialidad (González et al, 2016).…”

Structure of services and material health resources associated with the School Health Program

“…Although financial and structural resources are necessary, their scarceness has been one of the difficulties to implement the program, and having them available can be considered a factor that increases the chances of a school health intervention to be successful (11) . Resource availability has been one of the ways to contribute to changing habits toward a healthier lifestyle among students (12) .…”