The Effect of Health Literacy Based Practices

NCT05677854 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022 - 042
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is important to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors such as nutrition and physical activity in adolescence. Health literacy, which is the competence of adolescents to participate in their own health decisions and takes responsibility for health, needs to be developed. Developing healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors with a focus on health literacy is important in terms of maintaining the desired behavior in adulthood. This study aims to examine the effects of health literacy-based motivational interviewing and health education on nutrition and exercise behaviors of adolescents. The research will be conducted with a single-blind randomized controlled experimental design. The population of the research consists of ninth-grade students. It is planned to include 72 people in the research sample according to the power analysis calculation. The research will be carried out with two intervention groups as motivational interview and health education and a control group.

Conditions

Health Literacy Level

Keywords

health literacy; motivational interview; health education; nutrition; physical activity; adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children)

  The level of health literacy was evaluated in three categories according to the score obtained: (10-25) points: low health literacy, (26-35) points: moderate health literacy and (36-40) points: high health literacy. By determining the health literacy level of the students, the intervention groups and the control group will be selected among the students with low and moderate health literacy levels.

  before the implementation

• Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children)

  The level of health literacy was evaluated in three categories according to the score obtained: (10-25) points: low health literacy, (26-35) points: moderate health literacy and (36-40) points: high health literacy. By determining the health literacy level of the students, the intervention groups and the control group will be selected among the students with low and moderate health literacy levels.

  after the implementation

• Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children)

  The level of health literacy was evaluated in three categories according to the score obtained: (10-25) points: low health literacy, (26-35) points: moderate health literacy and (36-40) points: high health literacy.

  three months after completion of the intervention

• Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children)

  The level of health literacy was evaluated in three categories according to the score obtained: (10-25) points: low health literacy, (26-35) points: moderate health literacy and (36-40) points: high health literacy.

  six months after completion of the intervention

Study Arms (3)

Motivational interview

EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational interviewing, consisting of 6 sessions with a one-week interval, was applied face to face to this intervention group. Each motivational interview lasted approximately 40 minutes.

Other: Health literacy based motivaonal interview

Health education

EXPERIMENTAL

Health education consisting of 6 sessions, one week apart, was administered face to face to this intervention group. Each training session lasted approximately 40 minutes.

Other: Health literacy based health education

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention has been made.

Interventions

Health literacy based motivaonal interview OTHER

Motivational interviewing technique was used based on health literacy.

Motivational interview

Health literacy based health education OTHER

Health education based on health literacy was used.

Health education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 15 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Continuing education in 9th grade
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Permission by their families to participate in the research
• Being at a low or moderate level of health literacy according to the Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children

You may not qualify if:

• Have a chronic illness
• Dieting within a program
• Doing regular physical activity
• Having a high level of health literacy according to the Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ayşegül Akca: lead
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Ankara, Çubuk/Türkiye, 06760, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Education; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2022
• First Posted: January 10, 2023
• Study Start: December 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 15, 2023
• Study Completion: September 26, 2023
• Last Updated: July 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)