Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education (HL)

May 5, 2021 updated by: Ayşegül Akca

Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education for Nursing Students in Turkey

To determine the effect of health literacy education given to nursing students. The study was conducted at two university nursing departments in Turkey between December 2018 and March 2019. A total of 206 nursing students, 103 in the intervention and 103 in the control group, were included in the study. Health literacy education, consisting of four sessions, was given to the intervention group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

206

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Çubuk
      • Ankara, Çubuk, Turkey, 06760
        • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 32 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inadequate (0-25 points) health literacy level
  • Problematic-limited (25-33 points) health literacy level
  • Accepting to participate in the research
  • Accepting to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adequate (33-42 points) health literacy level
  • Excellent (42-50 points) health literacy level
  • Foreign language students with limited language proficiency
  • Visual-hearing disability
  • Having a neuropsychiatric disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
The intervention group received four weekly training sessions of health literacy education. Each educational session lasted an average of 50 minutes. The students were divided into four groups with an average of 25 students in each group.
Other: Health Literacy Education
Health literacy education, consisting of four sessions, was given to the intervention group.
No Intervention: Control
The control group had no educational interaction with the researcher after the pre-test. The control group was administered the one-week and three-month posttest THLS-32 by the researcher simultaneously with the intervention group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health literacy level (the Turkey's Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32))
Time Frame: before the implementation
The level of health literacy was evaluated in four categories according to the score obtained: (0-25) points: inadequate health literacy, (> 25-33) points: problematic - limited health literacy, (> 33-42) points: adequate health literacy, and (> 42-50) points: excellent health literacy. The health literacy level of the students was determined and the intervention and control group was selected from among the students with insufficient and problematic-limited health literacy level.
before the implementation
Health literacy level (the Turkey's Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32))
Time Frame: one week after the implementation
The health literacy levels of the students who received and did not receive the intervention were compared. The level of health literacy was evaluated in four categories according to the score obtained: (0-25) points: inadequate health literacy, (> 25-33) points: problematic - limited health literacy, (> 33-42) points: adequate health literacy, and (> 42-50) points: excellent health literacy.
one week after the implementation
Health literacy level (the Turkey's Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32))
Time Frame: three months after the implementation.
The health literacy levels of the students who received and did not receive the intervention were compared. The level of health literacy was evaluated in four categories according to the score obtained: (0-25) points: inadequate health literacy, (> 25-33) points: problematic - limited health literacy, (> 33-42) points: adequate health literacy, and (> 42-50) points: excellent health literacy.
three months after the implementation.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ayşegül Akca

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 3, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2018-455

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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