Family Health, Happiness and Harmony, Physical Health
Conditions
Keywords
Family well-being, Healthy Eating, Physical activity
Brief summary
A harmonious family relationship has significant effects on the psychological well-being and development of children. Good communication between parents and children is a crucial element for family health, happiness and harmony. However, communication within Hong Kong families is vastly inadequate partly due to our busy urban lifestyle. The 3Hs Family Drama Project I was to promote health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity in primary school students. Students watched interactive live drama in schools and were given DVD and worksheets. Students were encouraged to watch the DVD with other family members at home. This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive live drama, DVD and worksheet.
Detailed description
3Hs Family Drama Project was an intervention to enhance the 3Hs through increasing interaction and communication between parents and children. Healthy eating and physical activity were also promoted. The drama project staged 100 drama performances in primary schools during the 2012-13 school year. The main targets were Primary 4 to 6 (P4-6) students and their families. Group A students would watch the live drama in school and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish worksheets with their parents, while group B students would be given a DVD and worksheets and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents. The goals of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of the project to enhance health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity and participants' satisfaction levels towards the drama project. Quantitative assessments were used to evaluate the effectiveness and the satisfaction of the project. Questionnaire was distributed to assess the immediate and short-term effects.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLive drama+DVD+Worksheets
Interactive live drama was proposed to enhance memories of the audience of health promotion programmes. The interactive live drama and DVD conveyed educational information on healthy living habits (including physical activity and healthy eating) as well as the importance and suggested methods to enhance family well-being. Students were encouraged to share the information on healthy living habits and watched the DVD with their parents. Worksheets were given to all students and encouraged to finish the worksheets with their parents.
BEHAVIORALDVD+Worksheets
The DVD conveyed educational information on healthy living habits (including physical activity and healthy eating) as well as the importance and suggested methods to enhance family well-being. Students were encouraged to share the information on healthy living habits and watched the DVD with their parents. Worksheets were given to all students and encouraged to finish the worksheets with their parents.
Sponsors
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Primary 4 to 6 students in participating primary schools.
Exclusion criteria
* Students who cannot read Chinese.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) | baseline and 4 weeks | Health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) were assessed by family well-being scale. Perceived family harmony and health were measured by 2 questions on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, whereas perceived family happiness was measured by a single question on a scale ranging from 1 to 4. The higher score the better. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in parent-child interactions | baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks | Students were asked whether they performed the 12 mentioned activities (e.g. watching movies with parents) in the past 7 days. |
| Change in fruit and vegetable consumption | baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks | Students were asked to report the number of days (0-7) of consuming at least 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables in the past 7 days. |
| Change in behavior on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | baseline, 1 week and 4 weeks | Students were asked to report the number of days (0-7) of at least 60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the past 7 days. |
| Satisfaction towards the live drama and take-home DVD | 1 week and 4 weeks | Students were asked to rate the live drama, DVD on a scale ranging from 1 to 5. The higher score the more satisfied. |
| Change in family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) | baseline and 1 week | Health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) were assessed by family well-being scale. Perceived family harmony and health were measured by 2 questions on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, whereas perceived family happiness was measured by a single question on a scale ranging from 1 to 4. The higher score the better. |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed