E-health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of University Students Studying Health Education in Turkey

NCT05904041 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KaratatUH9
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,454
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between e-health literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors of university students receiving health education in Turkey.

Conditions

E-health Literacy; Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• E-health literacy

  The E-Health Literacy Scale will used to determine the participants' e-health literacy.The scale consists of 2 items related to internet use and 8 items measuring internet attitude. The scale items are organized as "1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= undecided, 4= agree, 5= strongly agree" with a 5-point Likert-type scaling method. The lowest score is 8 points and the highest score is 40 points. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a high level of e-health literacy.

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• Healthy lifestyle behavior

  Participants' healthy lifestyle behaviors were assessed with the Healthy Lifestyle. Behaviors Scale II The scale consists of 52 items and six factors. These are health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual development, interpersonal relationships and stress management. The scale is scored on a scale of never=1, sometimes=2, often=3, regularly=4. A high score indicates relatively positive healthy living behaviors. The lowest score for the whole scale is 52 and the highest score is 208. The score of the whole scale gives the score of the healthy lifestyle behaviors. Higher scores indicate that the person practices the specified health behaviors at a high level

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Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years - 27 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

University students

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• being at least an associate degree student in the study area of health education

You may not qualify if:

• having any vision and hearing problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KTO Karatay University: lead

Study Sites (1)

KTO Karatay University

Konya, Karatay, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2023
• First Posted: June 15, 2023
• Study Start: June 6, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2023
• Study Completion: June 21, 2023
• Last Updated: July 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Locations

TU (1)