Efficacy of the Health Promotion Model-Based Intervention in Enhancing the Health Responsibility of Middle School Female Student: A Randomized controlled Trial Dawood Hiba Abdul-Wahid1,*, Aziz Afifa Ridah2 1MSc, Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad Iraq 2PhD, Professor, Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad Iraq *Corresponding Author: Hiba Abdul-Wahid Dawood MSc, Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Iraq Phone: +9647716905759, Email: msz_bh@yahoo.com
Online published on 13 November, 2019. Abstract A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted by applying the Health Promotion Model (HPM) to (1) determine the effect of the Health Promotion Model-based intervention in promoting the health behaviors for students, (2) identify the association between students’ age, family's socioeconomic status (SES), body mass index (BMI), and the health behaviors, and (3) investigate the differences in the health behaviors between the groups of grade, SES, birth order, and BMI. The study included a simple random sample of (180) female students (90 students for the study group and 90 students for the control group), who aged 11-16-years who were selected from the middle school of “Al-Ahwaz “ in Al-Rusafa side in Baghdad City. Data were collected through a self-report instrument that used the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. The study results revealed that the HPM-based intervention has positive effects on students’ Health Responsibility, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Spiritual Growth, Interpersonal Relations, and Stress Management. Younger students demonstrated poorer Health Responsibility, poorer Nutrition, and poorer Spiritual Growth. The better the socioeconomic status, the better the Stress Management. Except for obese students, students with greater BMI enjoy greater the Physical Activity level. The researcher recommends the need to implement interventions based on the health promotion models; particularly the Health Promotion Model in improving adolescents’ health-related behaviors, the need to conduct similar studies on larger sample size in different areas across Iraq, and the need to include other factors that can have an influence on students’ health behaviors in future studies. Top Keywords Health Promotion Model; Health Responsibility. Top |