Investigation of E-health Literacy Levels of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department Students

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Investigation of E-health Literacy Levels of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04779086
• Other study ID #: 2020-282
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: July 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: June 2021
• Source: Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
• Contact: Rabia Tugba Kilic
• Phone: +905303642866
• Email: rtugbakilic[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will be carried out in order to determine the e-health literacy levels of the students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and to reveal whether the level of their education has an effect on e-health literacy.

It is aimed to contribute to the literature with the objective, evidence-based results to be obtained from the study and to contribute to undergraduate education as a result of the differences between class levels.

Description:

Health literacy is generally affected by many factors, from demographic, cultural and psychosocial factors, general literacy level, individual characteristics, experiences related to the disease, and factors related to the healthcare system. It is stated that the evidence supporting the negative effects on the health of individuals is increasing due to the lack of health literacy.

These effects; Low use of preventive healthcare services are shown as delay in seeking health care in the symptomatic period, inability to understand the medical condition of the individual, inability to adhere to medical advice / instructions, insufficient self-care, increase in health care costs and increase in mortality.

In terms of health, health literacy is a stronger determinant than income, employment status, education level, race or ethnic group . The strong place of the concept of health literacy among the main determinants of health appears to be an important factor in the struggle for inequality in health. It is stated that adoption of lifelong learning policies to increase health literacy has important effects .

Since health literacy is directly related to general literacy, studies to be carried out in the field of education can contribute to health literacy and to the improvement of health, thereby reducing health inequalities. It has been determined that the e-health literacy levels of the students studying at Kırıkkale University Faculty of Health Sciences in 2016-2017 differ according to the departments, they are at medium and high levels (average 29.48).

Studies have been suggested to improve the e-health literacy levels of Faculty of Health Sciences students. These recommendations are in line with this study is to determine the students of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department e-health literacy levels in Turkey and will be conducted to determine whether there is effective on the e-health literacy attended class. In case of a difference, secondary goal is to improve the level of health literacy by contributing to undergraduate education.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 220
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2020-2021

• Volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who do not study at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of universities

• Not volunteering to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Attitude
• Health Behavior
• Health Knowledge

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University,Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (7)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	E-health Literacy Levels	E-health Literacy E-health Literacy scale score,The scale score is a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 40 points. The higher the score, the higher the health literacy level.	5 months