Gymnasieelevers upplevelser av hälsoprojekt
-en kvalitativ intervjustudie
Studies show that children?s and adolescents health decreases, especially the mental health. There are today many health methods that flourish in the school area. Methods that is external and used as individual interventions and methods that have the intention to integrate health in all aspects of the school curriculum.Research on health projects often show what the intervention or method has produced. Few studies have been found who discuss the pupil?s own experience regarding health projects. How much consideration does the health projects take regarding the adolescents needs? The aim of this study was to examine pupil?s experiences of their participation in health projects, in consideration of 1; which view pupil?s have on health projects in school, 2; how pupils experience the methods that are included in health projects and 3; in what way health project can contribute to changes of pupil?s lifestyle. To achieve the aim of this study a qualitative interview-study was chosen. A stratified sample was used in this study and a total number of nine interviews were made. The interviews were carried out with help from an interview guide that contained four themes with open questions. The analysis procedure resulted in three themes based on the aim of the studies three questions. In every theme different shades could discern.The result of the study shows that the experiences are mainly positive. The pupil?s vision of the health project showed that the information was good in some aspects and in other aspects insufficient. The methods that were included in the health project, physical tests and health conversation, were considered as relevant. Physical tests contributed in both positive feelings as for example curiosity and negative feelings as nervousness and anxiety. The health conversation was considered as a good sum up of the physical tests and the children?s lifestyle. Changes took place partly in the pupil?s action and partly in their ponderings where an awareness of their life situation grew.