Feasibility of using health and wellbeing data for school planning: the SHINE pilot in Scotland (original) (raw)

Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Haughton, Dawn, Mabelis, Judith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-7770, Brown, Judith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4092-9685 and Inchley, Jo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817(2022) Feasibility of using health and wellbeing data for school planning: the SHINE pilot in Scotland.Health Promotion International, 37(6), daac149. (doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac149) (PMID:36440898) (PMCID:PMC9703801)

Abstract

Child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing (MHWB) have received greater attention in recent years due to increases in mental ill health and reports of decreasing subjective wellbeing. The School Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE) was established to create a national infrastructure to support Scottish schools to collect and use health and wellbeing (HWB) data to inform school improvement action planning. This study aimed to evaluate a pilot of SHINE’s provision of school-level HWB data reports from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey and their impact on school action planning. Using a qualitative case study design, we collected data in four local authorities across Scotland via pupil and school staff focus groups (n = 23 groups), and from interviews with senior leaders, school SHINE Leads, other relevant school-level stakeholders, local authority (LA) HWB and data leads (n = 30 interviews). Data analysis was supported using Normalisation Process Theory as a guiding framework. Implementation was at an early stage. Participants indicated that the data reports were an accessible and valuable source of local information to support the improvement agenda. SHINE’s expertise supported the lack of research capacity and strengthened HWB data literacy skills in schools. At the point of interview, data reports had not been shared widely within the school community, but there was some limited use of the reports to inform action planning around HWB. Through close working and further engagement with schools, SHINE has the potential to support them to deliver national commitments to improving HWB.

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Mental Health Data Pathfinder

Daniel Smith

MC_PC_17217

SHW - Mental Health & Wellbeing

MRC SPHSU/GU Transfer Fellowships

Laurence Moore

MC_PC_13027

SHW - MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Understanding and Improving Health within Settings and Organisations

Kathryn Hunt

MC_UU_12017/12

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Complexity in Health Improvement

Laurence Moore

MC_UU_12017/14

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Complexity in health

Sharon Simpson

MC_UU_00022/1

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Understanding and Improving Health within Settings and Organisations

Kathryn Hunt

SPHSU12

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Complexity in Health Improvement

Laurence Moore

SPHSU14

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

1

Complexity in health

Sharon Simpson

SPHSU16

HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

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