Bama Kanmani, G (2020) A Study to assess the effectiveness of student empowerment on healthy lifestyle practice among adolescent students at selected school at Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
The knowledge and practice on healthy lifestyle is very important to determine a good growth and physical, mental development for students at the tertiary level. It is well established that a healthy lifestyle is of benefit in the prevention of diseases such as cancer and non communicable diseases. Unhealthy nutrition, physical inactivity are among identified lifestyle related risk factors. Unhealthy lifestyle practices particularly poor dietary practices, physical inactivity are major risk factors for conditions like overweight, obesity, Chronic Non Communicable diseases and Nutritional deficiency diseases. Increasing incidence of lifestyle disorders among adolescents are largely attributed by unhealthy lifestyle practices like poor dietary pattern, inadequate physical inactivity etc. TITLE: A Study to assess the effectiveness of student empowerment on healthy lifestyle practice among adolescent students at selected school at Chennai. OBJECTIVES: To assess the pretest level of knowledge and practice regarding student empowerment on healthy life style practice among adolescent students in experimental and control group and to evaluate the effectiveness of student empowerment on healthy life style practice among adolescent students in experimental group and to compare the pre test and post test level of knowledge and practice regarding student empowerment on healthy life style practice among adolescent students in experimental and control group and to find out the association between post test level of knowledge and practice regarding student empowerment on healthy life style practice and their selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 samples [adolescent students] in quantitative approach. Quasi experimental non randomized control group design, sample selection was done by convenient sampling technique method. Pre-existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, student empowerment on healthy lifestyle practice was given regarding physical activity and nutrition among adolescents. After 7 days post test was conducted by using tool. RESULTS: The finding of the study revealed that student empowerment on healthy lifestyle practice among adolescents with paired t test, p< 0.001. There is a significant in knowledge attainment on healthy lifestyle practice effectiveness of student empowerment intervention. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study revealed that student empowerment on healthy lifestyle practice among adolescent students have significant effect on improving knowledge and practice among adolescent students in Experimental group. It gives a great insight to community health nurse and motivates them to arrange health awareness campaign and there by helps to improve the quality of lifestyle practice during adolescent period by improving knowledge and practice of adolescent students.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301826151 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness,student empowerment, healthy lifestyle practice, adolescent students, selected school, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 17:02 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2022 04:03 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18772 |
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