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NCT Number: NCT04868487

Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Literacy Level

Age range

18 year–32 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Ankara, Çubuk, 06760, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Health Literacy Education

Other

Health literacy education, consisting of four sessions, was given to the intervention group.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ayşegül Akca

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education for Nursing Students in Turkey

Acronym: HL

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 3, 2021
Registry last updated
May 6, 2021

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