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NCT Number: NCT05567913

Change i Perceived Stress in School-age Students When Adding Physiotherapists to a School's Health Team.

School stress and performance requirements have been shown to contribute to mental illness among children and young people.

Student health teams have an important role regarding mental health of children and young people. Swedish student health teams include various health and pedagogical professionals, but physiotherapists are uncommon, despite the good effects school-related physical activity interventions have had on reducing anxiety and improving well-being in children and young people.

Haga School, Dals-Ed has now employed physiotherapists as part of the student health team to support students in learning to define, reduce and manage stress.

The purpose of the research project is to investigate changes in perceived stress level and stress-related symptoms, as well as study results and absence from school during two years for students in grades 4 to 9 at Haga School. A questionnaire will be sent out on four occasions over two years. Group level statistics on study results and school absence will be compared with years previous to the introduction of the school physiotherapist. The research contributes to increased knowledge about effects of having a physiotherapist as part of a student health team in Sweden.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress-related Problem Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

9 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Haga School

Ed, 66830, Sweden

About this study

School stress and performance requirements have been shown to contribute to mental illness among children and young people.

Student health teams have an important role regarding mental health of children and young people. Swedish student health teams include various health and pedagogical professionals, but physiotherapists are uncommon, despite the good effects school-related physical activity interventions have had on reducing anxiety and improving well-being in children and young people.

Haga School, Dals-Ed has now employed physiotherapists as part of the student health team to support students in learning to define, reduce and manage stress.

The purpose of the research project is to investigate changes in perceived stress level and stress-related symptoms, as well as study results and absence from school during two years for students in grades 4 to 9 at Haga School. A questionnaire will be sent out on four occasions over two years. Group level statistics on study results and school absence will be compared with years previous to the introduction of the school physiotherapist. The research contributes to increased knowledge about effects of having a physiotherapist as part of a student health team in Sweden.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Registered students in grades 4-9 at Haga School in Dals-Ed, Sweden

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in perceived stress

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Measured with single question on questionnaire with 4 possible levels to choose from, ranging from "not at all" to "very much".

  2. Reasons for stress

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question about stressors chosen from a list of 7 stressors or no stressors

  3. School stress factors School stress factors School stress factors

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question about factors that contribute to perceived stress in school, chosen from a list of 16 stressors.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Stress-related symptoms

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups

    Measured with number of stress-related symptoms chosen from a list of 7 symptoms or no symptoms.

  2. Prevalence of specific stress-related symptoms

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups

    Number of students who report each specific symptom from a list of 7 symptoms or no symptoms.

  3. Stress-alleviating factors

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups

    Single question regarding handling of stress symptoms, chosen from list of 9 suggestions or open-ended answer.

  4. Headache prevalence

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question regarding prevalence of headache during the last month with 5 possible levels, ranging from "never" to "always".

  5. Stomach-ache prevalence

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question regarding prevalence of stomach-ache during the last month with 5 possible levels, ranging from "never" to "always".

  6. Prevalence of irritability

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question regarding irritation or bad mood during the last month with 5 possible levels ranging from "never" to "always".

  7. Prevalence of depressive feelings

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question regarding feeling sad or depressed feelings during the last month with 5 possible levels ranging from "never" to "always".

  8. Sleeping habits

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question about sleep quality with 5 possible answers ranging from "very bad" to "very good".

  9. Well-being at school

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question regarding well-being at school with 5 possible levels, ranging from "very bad" to "very good".

  10. Physical activity

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question about amount of physical activity during the last 7 days, with 8 possible levels, ranging from "less than 1 hour" to "more than 10 hours"

  11. Transportation to school

    Time frame: Change between inclusion and 8 month, 12 and 20 month follow-ups.

    Single question about commuting to school with four possible answers, walking, bicycling, bus, car/moped.

  12. School absence

    Time frame: Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.

    Group level school absence retrieved from school statistics. Measured in number of days. days.

  13. Study results

    Time frame: Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.

    Group level study results for each grade. Measured in grades E-A.

  14. Eligibility upper-level secondary school

    Time frame: Change between school-year 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.

    Group level eligibility for upper-level secondary school programs for students in Grade 9. Measured in number of students eligible for upper-level secondary school.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vastra Gotaland Region

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Dals-Ed Municipality

Registry information

Official study title

Change in Perceived Stress Level and Stress-related Symptoms in Elementary School Students During Active Stress Prevention Work With the Addition of a Physiotherapist to the School's Student Health Team.

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Oct 5, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 1, 2025

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