Teaching innovation through an educational multimodal intervention to improve healthy habits in adolescents

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical period to promote healthy habits. Objective: To know the impactthat a multimodal educational intervention has on the knowledge and modification of healthy habits (HS)(Mediterranean diet (DM) and physical activity) in adolescents. Methodology: randomized controlled clinicaltrial, with multimodal educational intervention, in the Diocesan College of Cáceres. The participants wereassigned to the control (GC) or experimental (GE) group by randomization, the latter received a multimodaleducational intervention (theoretical and practical workshops on HS). Data were collected: sociodemographic,academic notes, anthropometric data, KIDMED questionnaire and physical activity questionnaire (PAQ-A); Preand post intervention. And knowledge about HS was evaluated. All parents granted consent to participate.Results: 85 adolescents participated. There were no significant differences in any group in the classification ofadherence to DM. In the GE after the intervention, 37.5% had a high adherence to DM. In the knowledge teston HS after the intervention it was 4.97 (± 1.31) in GC and 6.27 (± 1.77) in the GE; (p = 0.001); withoutinfluencing adherence to DM (p> 0.005). Conclusion: There is a lack of adherence to DM in adolescents. Theeducational intervention improved knowledge about healthy habits, but did not change the dietary pattern.