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NCT Number: NCT05677854

The Effect of Health Literacy Based Practices

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Literacy Level Adherence Interventions Behavior Health Behavior Health Education Medication Adherence Motor Activity Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

14 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Ankara, Çubuk/Türkiye, 06760, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Health literacy based motivaonal interview

Other

Motivational interviewing technique was used based on health literacy.

Health literacy based health education

Other

Health education based on health literacy was used.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ayşegül Akca

Other

Collaborators

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 10, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2024

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