Health Literacy and Overweight in Adolescents
The Association of Adolescents' Interactive and Critical Health Literacy With Their Overweight: a Study in a Medium Urban City in Belgium
Obesity in children and adolescents has become a major public health problem in recent years. In Belgium, 20% of people aged between 2 and 17 are overweight and 7% suffer from obesity. While studies often associate this overweight with socio-economic level, other factors, such as health literacy (HL), may also play a role. Among adolescents, some studies have shown an association between the level of HL and the Body Mass Index (BMI). Our study aims to investigate the association between HL of adolescents and their BMI.
This is a cross-sectional survey among 9 high schools in a medium city of Belgium, including 254 high school students aged between 12-17 years. Health literacy was assessed by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents (HELMA). Student's age, sex, weight, size and parental socio-economic status are gathered in the medical file during the medical examination organized by the schools after obtaining the informed consent of the students and their parents.
研究概览
地位
条件
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Liège、比利时、4000
- University of Liege
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 孩子
- 成人
- 年长者
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Studying in one of the participating school
- Being in 2nd or 4th year
- Parental consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 观测模型：队列
- 时间观点：横截面
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
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Adolescents
Adolescents in 2nd or 4th year in secondary school, from 9 different schools in Liège, Belgium.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Health Literacy
大体时间：1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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The degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
It also includes the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health.
It is measured by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents (HELMA) (Ghanbari et al., 2016), which is composed of 44 items.
Health literacy was categorized into 4 categories based on the score to the questionnaire: excellent, sufficient, problematic and inadequate.
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1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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Body Mass Index
大体时间：1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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Calculated with the standard formula (weight/height²) and categorized into 4 categories (underweight, normal, overweight, obesity) according to the PNNS and IOTF-25 and -30 curves.
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1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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Parents' socio-economic status
大体时间：1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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We collected the profession of the parents' through the adolescent's medical file, and categorized them into 4 categories: worker, employee, independent, unemployed.
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1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Language spoken at home
大体时间：1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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Collected through a socio-demographic questionnaire
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1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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Education type
大体时间：1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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General eduction versus other (differentiated, professional, transition, qualification).
Collected through a socio-demographic questionnaire
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1 day (At the inclusion in the study)
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 研究主任：Isabelle Bragard、Université de Liège
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (实际的)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
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