The Effect of Health Literacy of Teachers and Parents on the Quality of Life of Primary School Students

NCT ID: NCT06826911

Last Updated: 2025-02-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 2355 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-30

Brief Summary

Health literacy (HL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "the achievement of a level of knowledge, personal skills, and confidence to take action to improve individual and community health by changing lifestyle and living conditions". Health literacy encompasses various skills that enhance individuals' quality of life, such as accessing accurate health information, adopting healthy lifestyle behaviours, utilizing healthcare services, and making informed health-related decisions. To raise the health literacy of a society, it is essential first to identify and enhance the health literacy of the family, the smallest unit of society. Moreover, it is well-established that parents serve as role models in fostering positive health behaviours and improving the quality of life of their children.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of the health literacy of teachers and parents, who are thought to influence school-age children's perceptions of health and life, on the quality of life of primary school students.

Detailed Description

Health literacy (HL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "achieving a level of knowledge, personal skills, and confidence to take action to improve individual and community health by changing lifestyle and living conditions". Health literacy is considered a concept encompassing various skills that enhance individuals' quality of life, such as accessing accurate health information, adopting healthy lifestyle behaviours, utilizing healthcare services, and making informed health-related decisions. To improve society's health literacy, it is crucial first to identify and develop the health literacy of the family, the smallest unit of society. Adult family members are not only responsible for their health but also for fostering their children's health behaviours and meeting their health needs. Parents are known to serve as role models in encouraging positive health behaviours and enhancing their children's quality of life. Low health literacy in adults is associated with adverse health outcomes. Parents who struggle to take responsibility for their health are likely to face challenges in addressing their children's health needs, which may lead to frequent health problems in children. Studies reveal that parents with low health literacy are insufficient in meeting their children's health needs, utilizing healthcare services, taking precautions against health risks, ensuring proper medication use and monitoring side effects, managing chronic illnesses, and encouraging their children to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours. The school-age period is particularly significant as it is a critical phase of rapid social, physical, and cognitive development, shaping a healthy and successful society. Schools are central to children's social interactions, where they spend most of their time, and thus teachers play an important role as role models in their lives. Studies in our country indicate that teachers' health literacy levels are often insufficient.

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of teachers' and parents' health literacy, thought to influence school-age children's perceptions of health and life, on the quality of life of primary school students. The study is expected to contribute to protecting public health, developing health services and policies aimed at improving the health literacy of parents and teachers and preventing health inequalities by enhancing students' quality of life.

Conditions

Health Literacy; Life Quality

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Parents

This group consists of parents of students studying in primary school. The Personal Information Form and the Turkey Health Literacy Scale will be completed by the parents.

No interventions assigned to this group

Students

This group consists of students studying in primary school. The Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Scale for Children (Kid-KINDL)will be completed for the student.

No interventions assigned to this group

Teachers

This group consists of teachers in primary school. The Teacher Personal Information Form and the Turkey Health Literacy Scale will be completed by the teachers.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Students, parents and teachers located at Uzun Mustafa Primary School in the city centre of Düzce.

• Voluntary participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents who do not agree to participate in the study and their children will be excluded from the research.
• Teachers who do not agree to participate.

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Duzce University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Merve Cakar, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duzce University

Locations

Duzce University

Düzce, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Merve Cakar, PhD

Role: CONTACT

mervecakar@duzce.edu.tr

5345401501

Nuriye Yıldırım, PhD

Role: CONTACT

nuriyeyildirim@duzce.edu.tr

5325026650

Facility Contacts

Atiye Erbas, PhD

Role: primary

atiyeerbas@duzce.edu.tr

5057285837

Other Identifiers

Duzce-U-merve0005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id