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

NCT ID: NCT04779086

Last Updated: 2021-06-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

220 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-01

Study Completion Date

2021-09-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Health Behavior Health Attitude Health Knowledge

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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1. group

Scale score results of first year physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students

No interventions assigned to this group

2. group

Scale score results of 2nd year physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students

No interventions assigned to this group

3. group

Scale score results of 3rd year physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students

No interventions assigned to this group

4. group

Scale score results of 4th year physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rabia Tugba Kilic

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rabia Tugba Kilic

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Locations

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Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University,Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Rabia Tugba Kilic

Role: CONTACT

+905303642866

References

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Sorensen K, Van den Broucke S, Fullam J, Doyle G, Pelikan J, Slonska Z, Brand H; (HLS-EU) Consortium Health Literacy Project European. Health literacy and public health: a systematic review and integration of definitions and models. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 25;12:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-80.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22276600 (View on PubMed)

Whitehead M, Dahlgren G. What can be done about inequalities in health? Lancet. 1991 Oct 26;338(8774):1059-63. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)91911-d. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 1681366 (View on PubMed)

Kickbusch IS. Health literacy: addressing the health and education divide. Health Promot Int. 2001 Sep;16(3):289-97. doi: 10.1093/heapro/16.3.289.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11509466 (View on PubMed)

Bilir LK. Patent laws, product life-cycle lengths, and multinational activity. American Economic Review. 2014;104(7):1979-2013.

Reference Type RESULT

Yılmaz A, Saygılı M, Kaya M. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin E-Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2020 (May) : 31.

Reference Type RESULT

Norman CD, Skinner HA. eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy Scale. J Med Internet Res. 2006 Nov 14;8(4):e27. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8.4.e27.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17213046 (View on PubMed)

Coşkun S, Bebiş H. Psychometric evaluation of a Turkısh version of the e-health literacy scale (e-heals) in adolescent. Gülhane Tip Dergisi. 2015;57(4):378.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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2020-282

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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