The Well London Adolescent Survey

Professor Derek Moore

Helena RibeiroCaroline FrostickProfessor Adrian Renton

and others from IHHD

www.uel.ac.uk/IRCDwww.uel.ac.uk/IHHD

Greater London Assembly 28th Jan 2007

• 20 Boroughs • 40 Lower Layer Super

Output Areas (LSOAs)• Range of interventions

and community engagement

UEL assessment

• Independent of delivery

• Independently funded

• Adult survey – face-to-face & door-to-door

• Adolescent survey – school based

• All procedures passed by University Ethics committee

Cluster Randomised Control method (CRC)

Intervention Barking and Dagenham E01000061 Heath 1617

Brent E01000529 Kensal Green 2216

Camden E01000905 Haverstock 2032

Croydon E01001013 Broad Green 1609

Ealing E01001358 South Acton 1595

Enfield E01001554 Upper Edmonton 1610

Greenwich E01001703 Woolwich Common 1569

Hackney E01001721 Brownswood 1468

Hammersmith and Fulham E01001958 Wormholt and White City 1920

Haringey E01002026 Noel Park 1670

Hounslow E01002588 Cranford 1588

Islington E01002720 Canonbury 1518

Kensington and Chelsea E01002879 Notting Barns 1886

Lambeth E01003092 Larkhall 1649

Lewisham E01003192 Bellingham 1523

Newham E01003503 Canning Town North 1564

Southwark E01004005 Nunhead 1600

Tower Hamlets E01004252 Limehouse 1730

Waltham Forest E01004407 Hoe Street 1456

Westminster E01004722 Queens Park 2688

http://www.uel.ac.uk/ihhd/programmes/documents/Profiles_000.xls

Control Barking and Dagenham E01000048 Gascoigne 1611

Brent E01000528 Harlesden 1527

Camden E01000958 St Pancras and Somers Town 1803

Croydon E01001145 South Norwood 1482

Ealing E01001361 Southall Broadway 1532

Enfield E01001430 Edmonton Green 1610

Greenwich E01001712 Woolwich Riverside 1534

Hackney E01001815 Queensbridge 1505

Hammersmith and Fulham E01001944 Shepherd's Bush Green 1686

Haringey E01002038 Northumberland Park 1647

Hounslow E01002597 Feltham West 1578

Islington E01002732 Finsbury Park 1696

Kensington and Chelsea E01002855 Golborne 1947

Lambeth E01003045 Coldharbour 1414

Lewisham E01003251 Evelyn 1568

Newham E01003504 Canning Town South 1444

Southwark E01003920 Camberwell Green 1667

Tower Hamlets E01004245 East India and Lansbury 1373

Waltham Forest E01004335 Cathall 1611

Westminster E01004672 Church Street 3312

http://www.uel.ac.uk/ihhd/programmes/documents/Profiles_000.xls

Overview of design

Adolescent assessment

• Each LSOA has around 300 children (0-15 year olds)

• We will recruit 60 adolescents in each area = 60 x 40 = 2400 pupils• 30 11-13 year olds • 30 14-16 year olds• Equal distribution of males and females

• Assessment to take place in school classroom• Combine with Accelerometer data

• Baseline assessment to take place now• Follow up assessment in same schools in 3-4 years

The survey

• Home family background• Physical activity• Sedentary behaviour• Psychological wellbeing• Safety and environment• Diet• Creative activities• Physical Health

• Based on standardised measures• ¾ hour to fill in• All pupils will get £5 voucher

ID number

Adolescent Survey Thank you for agreeing to take part in the Well London survey. All answers you give are given in confidence. This means that no one will see your answers except the Well London researchers and when the results are talked about no one will be able to tell who gave the answers. First please give us the following information about yourself and your family. Name of your school

Today’s date Day

Month Year

Your last name

Your first name

Your date of birth Day

Month Year

Your place of birth

Your gender (tick box) Male

Female

Your address

Procedure

• Establish which schools are most likely to take pupils from LSOAs (could be up to 3 per LSOA = 3 x 40 = 120)

• Establish contacts with schools• Ascertain which pupils at the school are from

target/control LSOA areas• Send out permission letters to parents• Administer survey to children• Recruit subsample for accelerometer assessment• Send CBCL to parents (translated where necessary)

School’s time commitment

• Initial meeting with head or delegated staff (½ hour)• Staff member to find names and addresses on database (½ hour)• Meet with pupils to explain study (½ hour)• Distribute permission letters (½ hour)• Forward permission letters (½ hour)• Meet with pupils to administer survey (1 hour)• Meet with pupils to outline findings (½ hour)

Total work from school = 4 hours

Thanks for your interest and help

Professor Derek MooreProfessor Adrian RentonHelena RibeiroCaroline Frostick

www.uel.ac.uk/IRCDwww.uel.ac.uk/IHHD

Contact:0208 223 4951

c.frostick@uel.ac.ukh.s.p.ribeiro@uel.ac.uk