The 5-year outcomes of a health-empowerment program on low-income children’s behaviors and quality of life

Autor: Fangcao Lu, Carlos King Ho Wong, Emily Tsui Yee Tse, Amy Pui Pui Ng, Lanlan Li, Laura Bedford, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Patrick Ip, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00834-9
Popis: Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate the 5-year impact of a Health Empowerment Program (HEP) on mitigating problematic conducts and enhancing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among children living in poverty. Methods A prospective cohort study (N = 239, Intervention group: n = 124, Comparison group: n = 115) was established with participants recruited between July 2013 and March 2016 and followed until November 2021. During the 5-year study period, children and their parents from the intervention group were invited to join a multi-dimensional HEP. At baseline and follow-up, both intervention and comparison groups were assessed using the Chinese Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Chinese Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form 28 (CHQ-PF28). Multiple linear regressions were conducted to identify changes in outcome variables as the effect of the HEP. Results Upon completion of the 5-year follow-up, children in the intervention group showed a larger decline in conduct problems (B = − 0.66, p
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