Enhancing Knowledge and Attitudes Through the 'Healthy Nutrition' Education Program

Izmir Democracy University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Educational Activities; Health Behavior; Nutrition, Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Healthy Nutrition Education Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06544031

NutEdu1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to assess the impact of a "Healthy Nutrition" education program on the knowledge and attitudes towards healthy eating among elderly individuals residing in a Social Life Campus. The study utilizes a Solomon four-group experimental design, involving participants divided into an experimental group and a control group. Participants were selected based on their ability to effectively participate in the education program, with no psychological or neurological illnesses

Full description

The study was conducted using an experimental method to examine the effect of healthy nutrition education on the nutritional awareness and attitudes of older adults residing in a social living home for the elderly (SLHO) within the Izmir Buca Social Life Campus. The study was conducted between 01 February 2023 and 01 June 2024.

The study was conducted among elderly residents aged 60 years and older, without psychiatric or neurological diseases. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups. The Solomon Four Group Design was utilized to compare the effects of the intervention, including pretest and posttest measurements to account for time-dependent changes.

Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Izmir Democracy University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee, with the decision numbered 2023/02-13, dated 01/02/2023. All participants signed an informed consent form before the study commenced.

The "Healthy Nutrition" education program included two sessions lasting a total of 2 hours. The first session involved traditional presentation-based education, while the second session was an interactive question and answer session. Only the experimental group received this training.

Data collection involved:

Sociodemographic Data Form: Collected basic demographic information such as age, gender, and educational status.

Nutrition Knowledge Scale (NKS) and Healthy Nutrition Attitude Scale (HNAS): Used to measure participants' nutritional knowledge levels and attitudes. These scales were administered both before and after the educational intervention to assess the potential impact of the program.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be a resident at İzmir Buca Social Life Campus.
• Must be willing to participate voluntarily.
• Must not have any psychological or neurological disorders (e.g., dementia, Alzheimer's disease) that would prevent participation in the training.

Exclusion criteria

• Non-voluntary participation: Individuals who are not willing to participate voluntarily.
• Presence of psychological or neurological disorders (e.g., dementia, Alzheimer's disease) that would prevent participation in the training.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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69 participants in 4 patient groups

Experimental Education-Pre and Post Test G1 and G2

Experimental group

Description:

Arm Title: Experimental Pre-education Group 1-2 Arm Type: Experimental Description: Participants receive a pre-test, followed by the educational intervention, and then a post-test. Intervention(s): Healthy Nutrition Education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Nutrition Education Program

Control Group with only Pre and Post test G3 and G4

No Intervention group

Description:

Arm Title: Control Group 1 Arm Type: No Intervention Description: Participants receive a pre-test and a post-test without any intervention.

Experimental Education- Post Test G5

Experimental group

Description:

Arm Title: Experimental Group 2 Arm Type: Experimental Description: Participants receive the educational intervention followed by a post-test. Intervention(s): Healthy Nutrition Education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Nutrition Education Program

Control Group with only Post test G6

No Intervention group

Description:

Arm Title: Control Group 2 Arm Type: No Intervention Description: Participants receive only a post-test without any intervention.