Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Med Sci Monit. 2017 Jul 19;23:3518-3527. doi: 10.12659/MSM.902864.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a health promotion (HP) intervention program among physiotherapy undergraduate students in an academic institution by examining pre- and post-intervention health perceptions and behaviors compared to a control group (non-physiotherapy students). Participants completed questionnaires on their health perceptions and behaviors at T1 (April 2009–May 2009) before the intervention program was initiated, and at T2 (April 2015–May 2015) after the intervention program was implemented for several years. At T1, 1,087 undergraduate students, including 124 physiotherapy students, participated. At T2, 810 undergraduate students, including 133 physiotherapy students participated. Self-reported health-related perceptions and behaviors were compared in the study group (physiotherapy students) over time (T1 versus T2), and between the study group and the control group (non-physiotherapy students) pre-intervention (T1) and post-intervention (T2). Findings showed more positive perceptions and behaviors at T2 compared to T1 in the study group (51.0% at T2 versus 35.2% at T1; <0.05). There was no significant difference at T2 compared to T1 in health perceptions reported by the control group (37.8% at T2 versus 32.8% at T1; non-significant difference). Our findings demonstrated the effectiveness of the intervention program.
本研究通过比较实验组（物理治疗专业学生）和对照组（非物理治疗专业学生）在干预前后的健康感知和行为，评估了一项健康促进（HP）干预计划在学术机构中对物理治疗专业本科生的效果。参与者在干预计划实施前的 T1 期（2009 年 4 月至 5 月）和干预计划实施后的 T2 期（2015 年 4 月至 5 月）填写了关于健康感知和行为的问卷。在 T1 期，有 1087 名本科生，包括 124 名物理治疗专业学生参与。在 T2 期，有 810 名本科生，包括 133 名物理治疗专业学生参与。本研究比较了实验组（物理治疗专业学生）在不同时间点（T1 与 T2）的自我报告的健康相关感知和行为，以及实验组与对照组（非物理治疗专业学生）在干预前（T1）和干预后（T2）的健康感知。研究结果显示，实验组在 T2 期的健康感知和行为较 T1 期更为积极（T2 期为 51.0%，T1 期为 35.2%；<0.05）。对照组在 T2 期的健康感知与 T1 期相比没有显著差异（T2 期为 37.8%，T1 期为 32.8%；无显著差异）。我们的研究结果表明，该干预计划是有效的。
