A Study of Some Aspects of Health in Special Youth Care

NCT03716297 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: VrijeUB ALeenders
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine some aspects of health in the special youth care. In this case it concerns the mental, social and physical and sporting health of the young people in the community institution De Kempen, Campus de Hutten. To examine these aspects of health, questionnaires will be used and participants will be asked to wear a SenseWear bracelet during their PE lessons. It is a pilot study that explores and tests the way in which certain things are best investigated in this setting. It examines how the practical side of such research should be carried out. It will also be investigated which obstacles, weaknesses and errors can be encountered when conducting such an investigation.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The level of physical health in special youth care by using a questionnaire: The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents

  Use of a questionnaire (The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents) to assess physical health: there are 9 items in this questionnaire but only the first 8 items are used to calculate the total score. For the score of the first item you take the average of all the activities. On the other items the scores are between 1 and 5. To calculate the total score for this questionnaire, you have to calculate the average for all the 8 items. The final score is between 1 and 5 with 1 indicates low physical activity and 5 indicates high physical activity.

  1 hour

• The level of mental health in special youth care by using a questionnaire: the Mental Health Inventory 5

  Use of a questionnaire (Mental Health Inventory 5) to assess mental health: this questionnaire uses 5 questions to assess mental health. The score on each question is between 0 and 5. To calculate the total score of this questionnaire you have to add the scores of all the 5 questions and multiply by 4. The minimum sum score of a person is equal to 0 and the maximum score is equal to 100. The lower the score, the worse the psychological health of the person

  1 hour

• The level of social health in special youth care by using a questionnaire: the Social Functioning Questionnaire

  Use of a questionnaire (the Social Functioning Questionnaire) to assess social health: The questionnaire consists of 8 items with 4 answer options each. The score of each item is between 0 and 3. The final score of the SFQ is calculated by adding the score of all items. The total score is then between 0 and 24, with a higher score indicating poorer social functioning.

  1 hour

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The level of physical activity during PE lessons in special youth care

  1 hour

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: male
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male participants with the age of 13 t.e.m. 18 years who live in the (closed) Community institution De Kempen, Campus de Hutten.

You may qualify if:

• For this research, data will only be collected from male participants with the age of 13 t.e.m. 18 years. These boys are in the (closed) Community institution De Kempen, Campus de Hutten.

You may not qualify if:

• For this research, no data will be collected from the young people on the other campus of the community institution. Campus de Markt is the open part of the community institution and the young people who live here are not the target group of the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Evert Zinzen, Professor

  Vrije Universiteit Brussel

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Astrid Leenders

CONTACT

32479742491; Astrid.Leenders@vub.be

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2018
• First Posted: October 23, 2018
• Study Start: January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2019
• Study Completion: June 1, 2019
• Last Updated: November 20, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share