Prevention Plus Wellness recently partnered with a US Air Force Base to implement the InShape Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program to small groups of their Airmen.
Identical surveys were collected before and after the single-session InShape PPW lesson. After the lesson, behavioral intentions measures showed Airmen were some to very likely to:
- Get physical activity most days a week (94%)
- Get 8 or more hours of sleep most nights (80%)
- Eat a variety of healthy foods each day (92%)
Airmen were also not at all likely to:
- Drink any alcohol (49%)
- Smoke any cigarettes (89%)
- Use any marijuana (94%)
- Use any e-cigarettes (74%)
After the lesson, measures of perceived harm indicated Airmen believed “yes” that the following substances would harm their health or healthy habits:
- Alcohol (71%)
- Cigarettes (89%)
- Marijuana (71%)
- E-cigarettes (77%)
- Other illegal drugs (80%)
Also after the lesson, measures of resistance self-efficacy showed Airmen were sure they could say NO to friends who asked them to use:
- Alcohol (71%)
- Cigarettes (91%)
- Marijuana (91%)
- E-cigarettes (89%)
- Other illegal drugs (91%)
Pre-to-post lesson improvements were found on the following measures among Airmen:
- Increased intentions to get physical activity most days a week
- Increased intentions to get 8 or more hours sleep most nights
- Increased intentions to eat a variety of healthy foods each day
- Decreased intentions to use any cigarettes
- Increased perceived harm from using alcohol
- Increased perceived harm from using marijuana
- Increased perceived harm from using e-cigarettes
- Increased perceived harm from using other illegal drugs
- Increased resistance self-efficacy to say NO to e-cigarette use offers
Written comments from Airmen about what they liked about the InShape Prevention Plus Wellness program included:
- Made me think of what things I could be doing better in my life
- Reminded me of important things I had pushed aside
- Learning self-discipline/motivation to be more healthy and make better decisions
- Learning the negative impact that certain foods and drinks have on the body
- The connection between mental and physical activity
- How to establish a healthy lifestyle
- Suggestions for healthier lifestyle goals
- The stress reducing techniques
- Make me rethink my values and what I should look for in friends
- It was motivating and made me want to exercise and sleep more and eat more healthy foods
Learn more about InShape PPW: https://preventionpluswellness.com/products/is-inshape-for-young-adults-program
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