School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK.
Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, 3a Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield S10 2HQ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;19(7):4062. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074062.
Despite high levels of need, many young people who experience health issues do not seek, access or receive support. Between May and November 2021, using semi-structured interviews, we explored the perspectives of 51 young people (aged 13-14) from two schools who had taken part in a novel online health and wellbeing screening programme, the Digital Health Contact (DHC). One school delivered the DHC during home-learning due to COVID-19 restrictions, whilst the other delivered it in school when restrictions were lifted. The DHC was seen as a useful approach for identifying health need and providing support, and had high levels of acceptability. Young people appreciated the online format of the DHC screening questionnaire and thought this facilitated more honest responses than a face-to-face approach might generate. Completion at home, compared to school-based completion, was perceived as more private and less time-pressured, which young people thought facilitated more honest and detailed responses. Young people's understanding of the screening process (including professional service involvement and confidentiality) influenced engagement and responses. Overall, our findings afford important insights around young people's perspectives of participating in screening programmes, and highlight key considerations for the development and delivery of health screening approaches in (and out of) school.
尽管需求很高，但许多经历健康问题的年轻人并没有寻求、获得或接受支持。2021 年 5 月至 11 月，我们使用半结构化访谈，探索了来自两所学校的 51 名（年龄在 13-14 岁）年轻人的观点，他们参加了一项新颖的在线健康和幸福筛查计划——数字健康联系（DHC）。一所学校由于 COVID-19 限制在家中学习期间提供 DHC，而另一所学校在限制解除后在学校提供 DHC。DHC 被视为识别健康需求和提供支持的有用方法，具有很高的可接受性。年轻人欣赏 DHC 筛查问卷的在线格式，认为这比面对面的方法更容易产生更诚实的回答。与在学校完成相比，在家完成被认为更私密，压力更小，年轻人认为这更有利于更诚实和详细的回答。年轻人对筛查过程（包括专业服务的参与和保密性）的理解影响了他们的参与和反应。总的来说，我们的研究结果为年轻人参与筛查计划的观点提供了重要的见解，并强调了在（和不在）学校开发和提供健康筛查方法的关键考虑因素。
