Impact of mHealth Implementation Program on Improving Nursing Students' Lifestyle

NCT06404619 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PNURSP2024R447
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 220
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Healthy lifestyles are crucial for preventing chronic diseases. This study evaluated the effectiveness of mHealth intervention program in adopting healthy lifestyles.

Conditions

Healthy Lifestyle

Keywords

lifestyle; mHealth; nursing student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Physical activity time and levels of participants as assessed by Global/International Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ/IPAQ).

  The total weekly time spent on physical activity and the time spent in each domain (work, transportation, and recreational time) are determined by multiplying the number of days per week in each category by the average daily duration. Minutes per week in each category are then multiplied by metabolic equivalents (MET). The overall GPAQ score is described as "Low" if \< 600 MET-minutes/week, "Moderate" if = 600-1500 MET-minutes/week, or "High" if \> 1500 MET-minutes/week.

  Assessed just before and immediately after the intervention

• Dietary assessment using Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).

  It consists of 140 food items categorized under 27 categories with three Likert scale (usually eat, sometimes eat, and rarely eat). Score of 27-45 indicates bad healthy choices, 46-63 indicate fair healthy choices, and 64-81 indicate good healthy choices.

  Assessed just before and immediately after the intervention

• Sleep quality scale.

  It assesses the quality of sleep for the last one month and consists of 28 questions with four Likert scale (rarely, sometimes, often, and almost always). The total score can range from 0 to 84, with higher scores demoting more more frequent sleep disturbances (Good quality of sleep ≤ 28, Fair 29 - ≤ 56, and poor \> 56).

  Assessed just before and immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The weight in kilograms and height in meters will be combined to report the body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2.

  Assessed just before and immediately after the intervention

• Blood Pressure Level assessed with the sphygmomanometer.

  Assessed just before and immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

mHealth education program

EXPERIMENTAL

They received 1 session every 2 weeks for 3 months using Zoom meeting (each session lasts for 1 hour). The message emphasizes the importance of quality of life and positive psychology and highlights the steps to change one's lifestyle, including self-reflection, habit modification, and commitment to a comprehensive lifestyle change include importance of physical activity, management of stress, quality and quantity of sleep and specific recommendations are provided regarding drinking water, organizing meals, and adopting a healthy balanced diet with attention to portion sizes. Daily engagement with the intervention was assessed using text message replies and number of coaching calls completed. Participants were asked to reply "Done" via Emails, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, or Zoom meeting.

Behavioral: Education program

Traditional education program

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They received 1 session every 2 weeks for 3 months at their convenience place (each session lasts for 1 hour). The same message as the Intervention group. Small group discussions and display of educational messages, posters, handout, and power point presentation lectures.

Behavioral: Education program

Interventions

Education program BEHAVIORAL

The message emphasizes the importance of quality of life and positive psychology. The concept of quality of life is described as multidimensional, also the message highlights the steps to change one's lifestyle, including self-reflection, habit modification, and commitment to a comprehensive lifestyle change include importance of physical activity, management of stress, quality and quantity of sleep and specific recommendations are provided regarding drinking water, organizing meals, and adopting a healthy balanced diet with attention to portion sizes. The message also discussed fitness foods that aid digestion and promote a healthy body. The message introduced the Healthy Eating Plate.

Traditional education program; mHealth education program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• male or female nurse student
• aged 19-24 years
• with BMI ≥ 18.5
• capable of performing physical activity
• owner of a smartphone
• ready to use different social media

You may not qualify if:

• on diet regimen or have a history of diet regimen
• with history of chronic diseases e.g., DM, hypothyroidism or other endocrinal diseases
• with history of medications that may cause weight gain e.g., antipsychotics, antidepressants, antiepileptics or steroids
• with mental or psychological disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University: lead

Study Sites (1)

College of Nursing Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Andargeery SY, El-Rafey DS. A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of the mHealth program in improving the lifestyle of nursing students. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 21;15(1):9765. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-80982-2.

  PMID: 40118869 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Shaherah Andargeery, MD

  College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2024
• First Posted: May 8, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: May 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Between 12 and 36 months after article publication
• Access Criteria: Data will be accessible to researchers to be used for systematic reviews or meta-analyses based on a reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Locations

SA (1)