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Effectiveness of Health-Related Behavior Interventions on Physical Activity-Related Injuries in Junior Middle School Students

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  • Dongchun Tang

    (School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
    Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
    Department of Non-communicable Diseases Control, Futian District Institute for Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases, Shenzhen 518048, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Weicong Cai

    (School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
    Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
    Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518020, China
    The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia)

  • Wenda Yang

    (School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
    Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China)

  • Shangmin Chen

    (School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
    Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China)

  • Liping Li

    (School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China
    Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention program based on Health-Related Behavior Theory (HRBT) in reducing physical activity-related injuries (PARIs) occurrence and individual risk-taking behaviors, as well as improving PA-related behaviors. A total of 1044 students from six junior middle schools in Shantou city were included and divided randomly into an intervention group ( n = 550) and a control group ( n = 494), respectively. The intervention group followed a prescribed PARIs intervention program based on HRBT, and the control group performed a common health education program, consisting of seven sessions and lasting seven months from May to November 2018. After the intervention, both groups showed a significantly lower prevalence of PARIs (intervention group: from 25.45% to 10.91%, control group: from 29.76% to 11.74%, both p < 0.05), but no significant between-group differences could be observed in the post-intervention PARIs prevalence ( p > 0.05). Compared with the control group, students in the intervention group had a higher improvement in PA-related behaviors and a lower score of risk-taking behaviors (both p < 0.05). Thus, it could be concluded that the HRBT intervention program had a positive effect on PA-related and risk-taking behaviors in junior middle school students, though its effectiveness in reducing the occurrence of PARIs was not significant.

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  • Dongchun Tang & Weicong Cai & Wenda Yang & Shangmin Chen & Liping Li, 2022. "Effectiveness of Health-Related Behavior Interventions on Physical Activity-Related Injuries in Junior Middle School Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-12, March.
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    1. Dongchun Tang & Weicong Cai & Wenda Yang & Yang Gao & Liping Li, 2019. "Gender-Specific Risk Factors of Physical Activity-Related Injuries among Middle School Students in Southern China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-13, July.
    2. Weicong Cai & Yang Gao & Wenda Yang & Fuyuan Cheng & Dongchun Tang & Liping Li, 2018. "Physical Activity-Related Injury and Its Associated Factors among Middle School Students in Southern China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-12, June.
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