Comparison of the Health Literacy of Our Patients Who Quit Smoking and Who Cannot Quit Smoking

The aim of the study was determined to examine the relationship between the health literacy scales of the patients who came to the smoking cessation clinic and their smoking cessation success.

The patient follow-up files registered in the archive of the smoking cessation clinic will be scanned for the last 2 years and the demographic data and follow-up information of the patients will be reached. Patients who have completed the 1-year follow-up period will be contacted by phone, questioning whether they smoke or not, and will be invited to answer the health literacy scale. Accepting patients will be divided into two groups as those who quit smoking and those who cannot, and health literacy scales will be compared.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Cessation Behavior Health Behavior Health Literacy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bursa Yüksek İhtisas EAH

Bursa, Eyalet/Yerleşke, 16115, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients who applied to the smoking cessation clinic for smoking cessation
over the age of 18
Those who agree to answer the health literacy scale form

Exclusion criteria

Patients under the age of 18
Those who do not agree to answer the health literacy scale form

Treatment and study plan

Health literacy scale

Behavioral

The Turkish version of The European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU) Health Literacy Questionnaire scale (ASOY-TR) was used to measure health literacy. This scale consists of 47 questions. Each item has 4 degrees such that 1 = Very difficult, 2 = Difficult, 3 = Easy, 4 = Very easy. Code 5 is used for the expression "I don't know". The total score that can be obtained from the scale is between 47-188. For the sake of ease of calculation, the total score is standardized with the following formula to take a value between 0-50.

Formula = Index = (arithmetic mean-1) x [50/3] High score means better health literacy.

Primary outcomes

Health literacy

Time frame: After 1 year of follow-up in the smoking cessation clinic

The Turkish version of The European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU) Health Literacy Questionnaire scale (ASOY-TR) was used to measure health literacy. This scale consists of 47 questions. Each item has 4 degrees such that 1 = Very difficult, 2 = Difficult, 3 = Easy, 4 = Very easy. Code 5 is used for the expression "I don't know". The total score that can be obtained from the scale is between 47-188. For the sake of ease of calculation, the total score is standardized with the following formula to take a value between 0-50.

Formula = Index = (arithmetic mean-1) x [50/3] High score means better health literacy.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: May 21, 2021
Registry last updated: May 21, 2021

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