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Title: | Piloting the informed health choices resources in Barcelona primary schools: A mixed methods study |
Author: | Samsó Jofra, Laura Alonso Coello, Pablo Cánovas Martínez, Esther Britos Marsal, Carol de Gallego Iborra, Ana Pery Niño de Guzman Quispe, Ena Pérez Gaxiola, Giordano Requeijo, Carolina Roqué i Figuls, Marta Rosenbaum, Sarah Salas Gama, Karla Urreta Barallobre, Iratxe Martínez García, Laura |
Keywords: | Alumnes Educació sanitària Mestres School children Health education Elementary school teachers |
Issue Date: | 7-Jul-2023 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | IntroductionThe main objective of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) project is to teach people to assess treatment claims and make informed health choices. For this purpose, the IHC learning resources were developed for primary school children. The aim of this study is to explore students' and teachers' experience when using the IHC resources in primary schools in Barcelona (Spain). MethodsWe conducted a mixed methods study for piloting the IHC resources in a convenience sample of primary schools in Barcelona. The intervention included a workshop with teachers, and nine lessons with students. We collected data using multiple approaches. We performed quantitative and qualitative analyses, and integrated the findings in a joint display. Finally, we formulated recommendations for using the IHC resources in this setting. ResultsTwo schools, with a total of 143 students in 4th and 5th grade and six teachers, participated in the study. One school followed the suggested IHC teaching plan and competed all the lessons; the other school modified the plan substantially and did not complete all the lessons. Overall, students and teachers from both schools understood, were interested in, and were able to apply the content of the lessons. During the lessons, the textbook was useful for students; nevertheless, for the teachers, the usefulness of the IHC resources was variable. Teachers adapted the IHC resources to increase student participation and used Information and Communications Technologies tools. We observed more facilitators than barriers to teach the lessons. The teachers suggested some ideas to improve the lessons based on activities they developed and implemented. The integration analysis showed great convergence of the quantitative and qualitative findings. We propose seven recommendations for using the IHC resources in this setting. ConclusionsStudents and teachers from primary schools in Barcelona showed a positive experience when using IHC resources; however, these resources should be adapted to promote classroom participation. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288082 |
It is part of: | PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, num. 7, p. e0288082 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/202721 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288082 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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