Risk reduction of non-communicable diseases, with a focus on cardiovascular disease Circulatory System Non-communicable diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention arm comprises:
1. Professional development for the teachers
2. Baseline questionnaires for all participating students
3. A 2–3 week mod
Sponsors
University of Southampton
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered on roll at participating school (all state secondary schools in the region are eligible for inclusion) 2. Year 9 student (aged 13–14 years) 3. Middle ability science student (teacher's classification)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. School has participated in the LifeLab programme in the previous year 2. Student has attended LifeLab as part of a previous class trip
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nutrition and lifestyle literacy based on the critical nutrition literacy scale developed by Guttersrud et al, adapted for use by teenagers and supplemented with broader lifestyle questions Outcomes will be measured using a questionnaire delivered at 12 months following the LifeLab intervention. Improving measurement in nutrition literacy research using Rasch modelling: examining construct validity of stage-specific 'critical nutrition literacy' scales. Guttersrud O, Dalane JØ, Pettersen S. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Apr;17(4):877-83 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Students’ understanding of influences on their 1. Cardiovascular health 2. Children 3. Health behaviours such as dietary patterns, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption, their self-efficacy scores in relation to diet and lifestyle 4. Choice of options for GCSEs 2. For your secondary outcomes, please provide any details on the method used to measure the outcome (e.g., pain, measured using the visual analogue scale [VAS]). Secondary outcomes will be measured using a questionnaire. The questionnaire will be put together using methods previously used to assess dietary patterns (Development of a 20-item food frequency questionnaire to assess a 'prudent' dietary pattern among young women in Southampton Crozier SR, Inskip HM, Barker ME, Lawrence WT, Cooper C, Robinson SM; SWS Study Group. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan;64(1):99-104.) and self efficacy (SPRING study: intervening to optimise the nutritional status of young women in pregnancy - being led by colleagues in MRC LEU), along with other questions designed to assess self reported physical activity levels. The questionnaire will also include questions assessing their knowledge and understanding of influences on their cardiovascular health and that of their subsequent children. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKathryn Woods-Townsend
Outcome results
None listed