title: The effects of a school-based psychosocial intervention on resilience and health outcomes among vulnerable children.
abstract: Responding to the psychosocial health needs of the vulnerable population has been considered as a significant public health issue that must be addressed through access to public health professionals. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the impact of a training program on nurses and teachers' knowledge of psychosocial health needs of vulnerable children and the impact this had on children's resilience and psychosocial health outcomes (self-esteem, social connection, anxiety, and depression). The result showed a significant increase in the knowledge mean scores of both nurses and teachers 6 weeks post intervention. Children's depression scores significantly reduced post intervention. Their resilience, self-esteem, and social connection were also significantly improved, while no significant reduction was found in their anxiety scores. The results of the pilot study suggest that a more rigorous study be conducted to further ascertain the effectiveness of the various interventions used in this study while taking into consideration the challenges raised by the authors.
authors: 1Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Olowokere
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Okanlawon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: health outcomes; nurses’ knowledge; psychosocial intervention; resilience; vulnerable children