Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of Health Literacy Education for Nursing Students in Turkey

Conditions
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Health Literacy Level

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Health Literacy Education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 32 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>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<br>* Health literacy education, consisting of four sessions, was given to the intervention group.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>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?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health literacy level (the Turkey's Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32)) | 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)) | 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)) | 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. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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health literacy, nursing education, undergraduate student, education