The Development and Implementation of a Peer-Led Intervention to Prevent Smoking among Secondary School Students Using Their Established Social Networks

Autor/inn/en	Audrey, Suzanne; Cordall, Kathleen; Moore, Laurence; Cohen, David; Campbell, Rona
Titel	The Development and Implementation of a Peer-Led Intervention to Prevent Smoking among Secondary School Students Using Their Established Social Networks
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 63 (2004) 3, S.266-284 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/001789690406300307
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Health Promotion; Smoking; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Peer Influence; Innovation; Grade 8; Program Development; Program Implementation; Program Evaluation; Educational Theories; Costs; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Rauchen; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Cost; Kosten; Großbritannien
Abstract	Objective: To design, implement and evaluate a peer-led intervention to reduce smoking amongst secondary school students. Design: A health promotion intervention combining peer education with diffusion of innovation theory, to be rigorously evaluated by means of a cluster randomised controlled trial with concurrent process and economic evaluations. Setting: Year 8 students (12/13 year olds) in 30 secondary schools in south-west England and south Wales. Method: Approximately 15 per cent of students, identified by their peers as being influential within the school, were trained to intervene in everyday situations and encourage their fellow students not to smoke. These "peer supporters" received two days of intensive training from a team of trainers led by professional health educators at training venues and four follow-up sessions back at school. The training aimed to equip the peer supporters with the knowledge, skills and confidence to encourage their peers not to smoke. Results: The intervention proved feasible and acceptable to schools. 10,731 Year 8 students were recruited to the trial at baseline. Retention of peer supporters throughout the ten-week intervention period was high. Eighty- two per cent (687 of 835) of students who consented to act as peer supporters completed the programme and fulfilled the role. The average cost per school of delivering the intervention was 4,702 British Pounds. Conclusion: The costs of implementing this programme were sizeable but, if effective, it could yield substantial long-term health gains and contribute to a reduction in health inequalities. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10