The Effect of Health Literacy Based Practices

February 1, 2024 updated by: Ayşegül Akca

The Effect of Health Literacy Based Motivational Interviewing and Health Education on Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

63

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/Türkiye
      • Ankara, Çubuk/Türkiye, 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

14 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

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
No Intervention: Control
No intervention has been made.
Experimental: Motivational interview
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
Motivational interviewing technique was used based on health literacy.
Experimental: Health education
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
Health education based on health literacy was used.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children)
Time Frame: before the implementation
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)
Time Frame: after the implementation
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)
Time Frame: three months after completion of the intervention
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)
Time Frame: six months after completion of the intervention
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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ayşegül Akca

Collaborators

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 15, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

September 26, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 2, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022 - 042

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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