Association of School Characteristics and Implementation in the X:IT Study--A School-Randomized Smoking Prevention Program

Autor/inn/en	Bast, Lotus S.; Due, Pernille; Ersbøll, Annette K.; Damsgaard, Mogens T.; Andersen, Anette
Titel	Association of School Characteristics and Implementation in the X:IT Study--A School-Randomized Smoking Prevention Program
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 87 (2017) 5, S.329-337 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12500
Schlagwörter	Institutional Characteristics; Program Implementation; Smoking; Prevention; Health Promotion; Adolescents; Randomized Controlled Trials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: Assessment of implementation is essential for the evaluation of school-based preventive activities. Interventions are more easily implemented in schools if detailed instructional manuals, lesson plans, and materials are provided; however, implementation may also be affected by other factors than the intervention itself--for example, school-level characteristics, such as principal support and organizational capacity. We examined school-level characteristics of schools in groups of high, medium, and low implementation of a smoking prevention intervention. Methods: The X:IT study is a school-randomized trial testing a multicomponent intervention to prevent smoking among adolescents. Our data came from electronic questionnaires completed by school coordinators at 96.1% of participating intervention schools (N = 49) at first follow -up. Results: Schools that implemented the X:IT intervention to a medium or high degree had higher levels of administrative leadership (77.3% and 83.3% vs 42.9%), school climate/organizational health (95.5% and 91.7% vs 66.7%), mission-policy alignment (90.9% and 100.0% vs 71.4%), personnel expertise (81.8% and 75.0% vs 46.7%), school culture (77.3% and 91.7% vs 53.3%), positive classroom climate (91.4% and 96.2% vs 82.9%) compared with low implementation schools. Conclusion: Our findings highlight the importance of considering the school context in future health prevention initiatives. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01