Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga - 2019, Page 116

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116 tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga • 2. tbl. 95. árg. 2019
Purpose: When young people start high-school they are more likely
to behave in a risky manner, such as using alcohol, than younger
people. The purpose of developing this screening tool is to holisti-
cally assess young people’s health and underlying risk factors, risk
behavior and protective factors. it is developed for school nurses
in the high-schools.
Method: The development of the screening tool hEiLung was
based on the theory of resilience, literature review of studies about
the health of young people and by examining measurements and
screening tools used for assessing the health of young people (risk
factors, risk behavior and protective factors). During the develop-
mental stage four specialists evaluated the questions and the ques-
tions were also administered to six young people.
Results: When the developement of the screening tool hEiLung
was at its final stage it consisted of 34 questions. The questions were
about physical, mental, social, sexual and lifestyle health issues and
gave a holistic view of health. it takes 2-4 minutues to administer.
The questions were arranged in that way that the first questions
were about protective factors followed by questions about risk fac-
tors and risk behavior. The test items were arranged to make it easy
for school nurses in their clinical work to analyse the results.
Conclusions: The screening tool hEiLung is evidence based.
When it was developed no such screening tool was found which
focused both on risk factors, risk behavior and protective factors.
no such tool was in use by school nurses within the high-schools
in iceland. hEiLung is identical to other screening tools meant
to give a course picture of the matter under investigation, in this
case the health of young people. The next step is to do a pilot test
of the screening tool within a clinical setting.
Key words: Screening tool, risk factors, risk behavior, protective
factors, young people.
Correspondent: ssb@hi.is
English Summary
Bender S.S.
Development of the screening tool hEiLung