The Effect of Health Literacy Based Practices

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Health Literacy Level

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Health literacy based intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 14 Years
Maximum Age: 16 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: Motivational interview<br>Motivational interview practice consisting of 6 sessions will be applied to this intervention group. It is planned that each motivational interview application will be 40 minutes and that the motivational interview will be applied with a one-week break. | Other: Health literacy based intervention<br>* Different practices will be carried out for the two intervention groups.<br>|
| Experimental: Health education<br>Bu müdahale grubuna 6 oturumdan oluşan beslenme ve fiziksel aktiviteye ilişkin sağlık eğitimi uygulaması yapılacaktır. Her bir eğitim uygulamasının 40 dakika olması ve uygulamaların bir hafta ara ile uygulanması planlanmaktadır. | Other: Health literacy based intervention<br>* Different practices will be carried out for the two intervention groups.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children) | The level of health literacy was evaluated in four 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) | The level of health literacy was evaluated in four 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 the start of implementation | 
| Health literacy level (Health Literacy Scale for School-Age Children) | The level of health literacy was evaluated in four 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 the start of implementation | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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health literacy, motivational interview, health education, nutrition, physical activity, adolescent