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El estado de los conocimientos de salud cardiovascular entre los niños de sexto, séptimo y octavo grado
Circulation
|September 1, 1977
Resumen
Los niños de primaria muestran un déficit significativo en el conocimiento de la salud cardiovascular. Las pruebas estandarizadas revelan ganancias de conocimiento mínimas en comparación con otros temas, lo que pone de relieve la necesidad de mejorar la educación en salud.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La pediatría es la medicina de los niños.
- Salud Educación Salud Educación.
- Salud Cardiovascular La salud cardiovascular.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son una de las principales causas de mortalidad a nivel mundial.
- La educación temprana en salud es crucial para establecer hábitos saludables de por vida.
- La evaluación de los niveles actuales de conocimiento en los niños es esencial para el desarrollo efectivo del plan de estudios.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar y estandarizar la Prueba de Conocimiento de Salud Cardiovascular de Iowa (ICVHT).
- Para evaluar el estado de conocimiento de la salud cardiovascular en niños de primaria.
- Para comparar la tasa de aumento del conocimiento en salud cardiovascular frente a otros sujetos.
- Demostrar la viabilidad de pruebas estandarizadas para la evaluación de la educación en salud.
Principales métodos:
- Desarrolló la Prueba de Conocimiento de Salud Cardiovascular de Iowa (ICVHT).
- Se administra ICVHT junto con la Prueba de Habilidades Básicas de Iowa (ITBS).
- Se tomó una muestra de 2,675 estudiantes de los grados sexto, séptimo y octavo en Iowa.
- Utilizó un método de muestreo estratificado para datos representativos.
Principales resultados:
- El promedio de las puntuaciones correctas fue de 37,9% (6o grado), 41,2% (7o grado) y 43,7% (8o grado).
- El conocimiento de salud cardiovascular aumentó mínimamente con el nivel de grado (menos de 1 artículo / grado).
- La tasa de adquisición de conocimientos fue un 75% más lenta que en otros sujetos evaluados.
- Documentó una deficiencia en el conocimiento de la salud cardiovascular entre los estudiantes.
Conclusiones:
- Existe una brecha significativa en el conocimiento de salud cardiovascular de los niños de la escuela primaria.
- Las pruebas de logro estandarizadas son factibles para evaluar los resultados de la educación en salud.
- El ICVHT proporciona un modelo para evaluar la educación en salud en otras disciplinas.
- Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de mejorar las estrategias de educación en salud cardiovascular.
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