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Evaluating the Effect of Educational Interventions on Health Literacy through Social Networking Services to Promote Students’ Quality of Life

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown the health literacy effects on the general state of health and its related factors, as well as health outcomes, physical and mental health, and health-related quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training based on health literacy through socia...

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Autores principales: Khaleghi, Mahnaz, Shokravi, Farkhonde Amin, Peyman, Nooshin, Moridi, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30997783
http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0060
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author Khaleghi, Mahnaz
Shokravi, Farkhonde Amin
Peyman, Nooshin
Moridi, Maryam
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Shokravi, Farkhonde Amin
Peyman, Nooshin
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description BACKGROUND: Studies have shown the health literacy effects on the general state of health and its related factors, as well as health outcomes, physical and mental health, and health-related quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training based on health literacy through social networking strategies to promote health-related quality of life among students of Islamic Azad University, Shahr Rey Branch, Iran. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 120 students with poor or average quality of life score. Participants were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (60 participants each). Health literacy and quality of life data were collected at baseline, immediately after, and 3 months after intervention. The educational intervention was conducted online using social networking services. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). RESULTS: The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of health literacy and quality of life at baseline (P=0.979 and 0.269, respectively). The mean score of health literacy and quality of life in the experimental group, compared with the control group, significantly increased immediately after and 3 months after the intervention (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The educational intervention administered by applying health literacy strategies online, through social networking services, can be effective in improving the quality of life of students.
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spelling pubmed-65369112019-06-03 Evaluating the Effect of Educational Interventions on Health Literacy through Social Networking Services to Promote Students’ Quality of Life Khaleghi, Mahnaz Shokravi, Farkhonde Amin Peyman, Nooshin Moridi, Maryam Korean J Fam Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Studies have shown the health literacy effects on the general state of health and its related factors, as well as health outcomes, physical and mental health, and health-related quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training based on health literacy through social networking strategies to promote health-related quality of life among students of Islamic Azad University, Shahr Rey Branch, Iran. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 120 students with poor or average quality of life score. Participants were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (60 participants each). Health literacy and quality of life data were collected at baseline, immediately after, and 3 months after intervention. The educational intervention was conducted online using social networking services. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). RESULTS: The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of health literacy and quality of life at baseline (P=0.979 and 0.269, respectively). The mean score of health literacy and quality of life in the experimental group, compared with the control group, significantly increased immediately after and 3 months after the intervention (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The educational intervention administered by applying health literacy strategies online, through social networking services, can be effective in improving the quality of life of students. Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2019-05 2019-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6536911/ /pubmed/30997783 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0060 Text en Copyright © 2019 The Korean Academy of Family Medicine This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Evaluating the Effect of Educational Interventions on Health Literacy through Social Networking Services to Promote Students’ Quality of Life
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30997783
http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0060
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