TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental perceptions of children's quality of life
T2 - Effects of a school health education program
AU - Zervoudaki, E.
AU - Derri, V.
AU - Karasimopoulou, S.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the school health education program 'Skills for elementary school children' on parents' perceptions for the health-related quality of life of their children. Two hundred and nineteen (n = 219) parents of upper grade students participated. One hundred and nine (n = 109) formed the experimental group as their children participated in the 'Social Skills for Children in Primary School Program' while one hundred and ten (n = 110) formed the control group. For the evaluation of health-related quality of life, Kidscreen 52 was applied. Results showed that the perceptions of parents in the experimental group were improved significantly for physical and psychological well-being, autonomy, family life, friends, school environment, and social acceptance of their children. Similar improvement, although smaller, was found for the control group. Also, apart from reporting higher perceptions in the final measurement of all the above variables, parents in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group with regard to their children's mood and feelings, self-concept, and financial resources. It seems that such a program can affect positively parents' perceptions about their children's quality of life. This finding is considered important since parents' perceptions could influence their decisions and behavior toward their children, and affect further their quality of life.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the school health education program 'Skills for elementary school children' on parents' perceptions for the health-related quality of life of their children. Two hundred and nineteen (n = 219) parents of upper grade students participated. One hundred and nine (n = 109) formed the experimental group as their children participated in the 'Social Skills for Children in Primary School Program' while one hundred and ten (n = 110) formed the control group. For the evaluation of health-related quality of life, Kidscreen 52 was applied. Results showed that the perceptions of parents in the experimental group were improved significantly for physical and psychological well-being, autonomy, family life, friends, school environment, and social acceptance of their children. Similar improvement, although smaller, was found for the control group. Also, apart from reporting higher perceptions in the final measurement of all the above variables, parents in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group with regard to their children's mood and feelings, self-concept, and financial resources. It seems that such a program can affect positively parents' perceptions about their children's quality of life. This finding is considered important since parents' perceptions could influence their decisions and behavior toward their children, and affect further their quality of life.
KW - Health education
KW - Health-related quality of life
KW - Kidscreen
KW - Parents' perceptions
KW - Primary school
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84879092021&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14635240.2012.723376
DO - 10.1080/14635240.2012.723376
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879092021
SN - 1463-5240
VL - 50
SP - 251
EP - 260
JO - International Journal of Health Promotion and Education
JF - International Journal of Health Promotion and Education
IS - 5
ER -
