Improving the Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, and Physical Health of Hispanic Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Melnyk, Bernadette M.; Jacobson, Diana; Kelly, Stephanie; O'Haver, Judith; Small, Leigh; Mays, Mary Z.
Titel	Improving the Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, and Physical Health of Hispanic Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 79 (2009) 12, S.575-584 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
Schlagwörter	Empowerment; Obesity; Nutrition; Attention Control; Public Health; Physical Health; Mental Health; Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Hispanic Americans; Health Promotion; Mental Disorders; Intervention; Program Evaluation; Anxiety; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Outcomes of Education; Health Education; Measures (Individuals); High School Students; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Ernährung; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Angst; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Messdaten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Background: Obesity and mental health disorders are 2 major public health problems in American adolescents, with prevalence even higher in Hispanic teens. Despite the rapidly increasing incidence and adverse health outcomes associated with overweight and mental health problems, very few intervention studies have been conducted with adolescents to improve both their healthy lifestyles and mental health outcomes. Even fewer studies have been conducted with Hispanic youth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the COPE (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment) Healthy Lifestyles TEEN (Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, and Nutrition) program, a manualized educational and cognitive behavioral skills-building program, on Hispanic adolescents' healthy lifestyle choices as well as mental and physical health outcomes. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled pilot study was conducted with 19 Hispanic adolescents enrolled in 2 health classes in a southwestern high school. One class received COPE and the other received an attention control program. Results: Adolescents in the COPE program increased their healthy lifestyle choices and reported a decrease in depressive and anxiety symptoms from baseline to postintervention follow-up. A subset of 7 overweight adolescents in the COPE program had a decrease in triglycerides and an increase in high-density lipoproteins. In addition, these overweight adolescents reported increases in healthy lifestyle beliefs and nutrition knowledge along with a decrease in depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The COPE TEEN program is a promising school-based strategy for improving both physical and mental health outcomes in adolescents. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10