Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education Given to Women by Teach-Back Method

NCT07320079 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2025-708
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to enhance women's health literacy levels and to examine the effectiveness of the teach-back teaching technique in improving women's health literacy. The research was designed as a randomized controlled study. In addition, this study aims to answer the question of whether health literacy education delivered using the teach-back method is effective in improving women's health literacy levels. Within the scope of the study, participants in the experimental group will receive health literacy education using the teach-back technique, while the control group will receive standard care. Data will be collected using a questionnaire method.

Conditions

Health Literacy; Teach Back

Keywords

Health literacy; Teach-back; Women; Self-efficacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Health literacy

  The Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 will be used to measure health literacy levels. It is a scale consisting of 32 questions. The total score takes values between 0 and 50. 0 indicates the lowest health literacy level, and 50 indicates the highest health literacy level. According to the scoring system below, health literacy is defined as follows: a score of 0-25 indicates inadequate health literacy; a score of \>25-33 indicates problematic-limited health literacy; a score of \>33-42 indicates adequate health literacy; and a score of \>42-50 indicates excellent health literacy.

  Measurements will be taken at baseline, immediately after the training (week 6), and one month after the training (week 10).

• The General Self-Efficacy Scale

  The General Self-Efficacy Scale will be used to measure the participants' self-efficacy levels. The scale is a 5-point Likert-type instrument consisting of three subdimensions and 17 items. The subdimensions are Initiation (9 items), Persistence (5 items), and Maintenance Effort-Determination (3 items). The total scale score ranges from 17 to 85, with higher total scores indicating a higher level of self-efficacy belief.

  Measurements will be taken at baseline, immediately after the training (week 6), and one month after the training (week 10).

Study Arms (2)

Teach-back

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will receive face-to-face health literacy education using the teach-back method in six sessions, each lasting 45 minutes per week. The training will be provided by the researcher on a one-to-one basis. Health literacy education will be delivered using the teach-back method. After each session, participants will be asked to repeat what they have learned in their own words. The researcher will assess how well the participants have understood the topic. Any misunderstandings will be identified and corrected. During this process, participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Additional information will be provided if necessary until participants can accurately repeat the expected knowledge. The module will be considered complete once the participants have correctly expressed the information and understood the topic. The following week, the next module will begin, and this process will continue until all six modules are completed.

Other: teach-back

Control Group

OTHER

The control group will receive standard care.

Other: Control Group

Interventions

teach-back OTHER

The experimental group will receive face-to-face health literacy education using the teach-back method in six sessions, each lasting 45 minutes per week. The training will be provided by the researcher on a one-to-one basis. Health literacy education will be delivered using the teach-back method. After each session, participants will be asked to repeat what they have learned in their own words. The researcher will assess how well the participants have understood the topic. Any misunderstandings will be identified and corrected. During this process, participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Additional information will be provided if necessary until participants can accurately repeat the expected knowledge. The module will be considered complete once the participants have correctly expressed the information and understood the topic. The following week, the next module will begin, and this process will continue until all six modules are completed.

Teach-back

Control Group OTHER

The control group will receive standard care

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women aged between 18 and 65 years
• Those with a General Health Questionnaire-12 score below 4

You may not qualify if:

• Illiterate women
• Male individuals
• Those with communication difficulties
• Healthcare professionals (physicians, midwives, nurses, etc.)
• Emergency patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, 34500, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Central Study Contacts

Fatma PhD student

CONTACT

+90 (212) 866 37 00; fatmadunmezz@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD student

Model Details: Experimental group and control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 22, 2025
• First Posted: January 6, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027
• Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)