Theories of how the school environment impacts on student health: Systematic review and synthesis

Autor: Helene Wells, Adam Fletcher, Angela Harden, Farah Jamal, Chris Bonell, Simon Murphy, James Thomas
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Health & Place. 24:242-249
ISSN: 1353-8292
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.014
Popis: Public-health interventions informed by theory can be more effective but complex interventions often use insufficiently complex theories. We systematically reviewed theories of how school environments influence health. We included 37 reports drawing on 24 theories. Narrative synthesis summarised and categorised theories. We then produced an integrated theory of school environment influences on student health. This integrated theory could inform complex interventions such as health promoting schools programmes. Using systematic reviews to develop theories of change might be useful for other types of 'complex' public-health interventions addressing risks at the individual and community levels.
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