THE EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED MOTIVATION EDUCATION ON OBESITY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' WEIGHT MANAGEMENT.

Cumhuriyet University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Overweight and Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Technology Based Motivation Education Program; Other: Web Based Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05301166

TBMEP-MAST-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of technology-based motivation education prepared according to the health belief model on obesity-related beliefs and attitudes, nutrition-exercise behaviors, self-efficacy and weight management in obese university students.

Full description

It is stated that the university period is risky in terms of acquiring negative health behaviors that may cause overweight and obesity. In addition, it is emphasized that the transition from overweight to obesity usually occurs between the ages of 18-29. There are non-formal education programs on obesity management for adolescence and adulthood. It is noteworthy that young people in the university period are not adequately represented in the current education programs, and at the same time, education programs specific to young people are limited. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of technology-based motivation education prepared according to the health belief model on obesity-related beliefs and attitudes, nutrition-exercise behaviors, self-efficacy and weight management in obese university students. This quasi-experimental pretest-posttest randomized controlled study will be carried out at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Suşehri Health College and Suşehri Timur Karabal Vocational School between February 1, 2022 and September 15, 2022. The sample of the study will consist of 84 students (experimental group n= 42 and control group n=42). A web-based technology based motivation program including motivational interviewing will be applied to the students in the experimental group. The control group will only receive web-based education on obesity. Data will be collected using Personal Information Form, Obesity Health Belief Model Scale, Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Scale, Self-Efficacy-Efficacy Scale and Website Usability Scale. physical measurements; A digital height-weight meter will be used for BMI measurement, and a tape measure will be used for waist and hip circumference. Whether the data is normal or not will be determined by Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Shapiro Wilk tests. In order to determine whether there is a difference in the research, necessary parametric and nonparametric tests will be used depending on whether the assumptions are met or any or all of the assumptions are not met.

Enrollment: 84 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-25 age range
• Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25.0,
• Having internet access with a computer, tablet or mobile device.

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18 years old or over 25 years old,
• BMI < 25.0,
• Continuously using regular medication,
• Presence of a pre-existing health problem (having a surgical operation in the last three months, having diseases with metabolic syndrome, being diagnosed with cancer, being diagnosed with an eating disorder, being diagnosed with a psychological illness, and being physically disabled),
• Participating in any weight management program in the last three months,
• Pregnancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

Interventional Group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group of the RCT consisted of 42 randomly selected students with a Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 25 and above, who were evaluated by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Students in the intervention group will participate in the Technology-Based Motivation Education Program. This program will last 4 months. * Students in the intervention group will conduct semi-structured individual motivational interviews, consisting of 6 sessions in total, prepared according to the components of the Health Belief Model. * Students in the intervention group will access the web-based education and motivation program that supports motivational interviews by logging into the website prepared for the study.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Technology Based Motivation Education Program

Control Group

Other group

Description:

The intervention group of the RCT consisted of 42 randomly selected students with a Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 25 and above, who were evaluated by inclusion and exclusion criteria. * Students in the control group will only participate in the web-based education of the Technology-Based Motivation Education Program prepared according to the Health Belief Model for obesity. * Students in the control group will be given face-to-face or online interviews once a month for 4 months, lasting 10-15 minutes, in accordance with the web-based education content.

Treatment:

Other: Web Based Education