Effects of a health promotion intervention in a Mexican population with celiac disease

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a health promotion care model in adolescents and young adults with Celiac Disease.

Method: This is a quasi-experimental study with 152 pretest and 136 posttest participants aged between 15 and 35 years. The data were collected virtually between August and September 2023 through three questionnaires: sociodemographic, the Celiac Symptom Index and the Health Promoter Lifestyle Profile II - Spanish version. The variables were evaluated using the Wilcoxon test, with significance p < 0.05.

Results: Regarding the celiac symptom index, statistically significant differences were found with a large effect size, where the pretest scores were higher than the posttest scores (p<0.001). Regarding lifestyle, it was found that health-promoting behaviors presented statistically significant differences with a large effect size; pretest scores were lower than posttest scores (p<.001).

Conclusion: Carrying out educational interventions to promote health in people with celiac disease improves their lifestyle and reduces the symptoms of the disease, so the present study confirmed this hypothesis.