CompletedNot Applicable

Effectiveness of a Web-Based Osteoporosis Awareness Education Program Based on the Health Belief Model Among Female University Students at Risk

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2024-01-01

Plain-language summary

Study Title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Osteoporosis Awareness Training Program Based on the Health Belief Model in Female University Students with Osteoporosis Risk Background: Osteoporosis is a common disease worldwide, leading to a high risk of fractures, especially in women. According to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, osteoporosis is defined as a bone mineral density (BMD) of 2.5 standard deviations or less in young, healthy women. Osteoporosis usually progresses asymptomatically and interferes with activities of daily living, leading to high mortality and morbidity rates. Furthermore, the cost of osteoporosis is estimated at 12.2-17.9 billion dollars per year worldwide. Therefore, raising awareness and adopting a healthy lifestyle are important to reduce the risk of osteoporosis among young women. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based educational program based on the health belief model for female university students at risk for osteoporosis. Method: The study will be conducted with a randomized controlled design. Participants will be enrolled in a web-based training program aiming to increase their knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors, preventive health behaviors and healthy lifestyle. The effectiveness of the training program will be evaluated in terms of participants' level of knowledge about osteoporosis, health beliefs and behavioral changes. Target Population: Female university students aged 18-24 years, who are at risk of osteoporosis. Expected Outcomes: The training program is expected to result in a positive change in participants' osteoporosis knowledge, health beliefs and preventive behaviors. Furthermore, it is important to disseminate such trainings among young women as an effective strategy for osteoporosis prevention. Conclusion: This study will constitute an important step towards osteoporosis prevention by aiming to increase young women's knowledge about osteoporosis, strengthen their health beliefs and improve their healthy living habits. Proving the effectiveness of the training program will shed light on the development and implementation of similar health education programs in the future. Keywords: Osteoporosis, Health Belief Model, Education Program, Female University Students, Awareness, Preventive Health Behaviors.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Weeks – 25 Weeks

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria:-Be a woman * To be a first year undergraduate student, * To be studying outside the field of health, * Not being an international student, * Not to have graduated from a high school related to health, * No previous education on osteoporosis, * Not having problems with musculoskeletal system, cardiopulmonary system and other systems that would prevent exercise, * Being in the medium and high risk group according to the osteporosis risk assessment, Exclusion Criteria: -Wanting to leave the research at any stage of the research, * Not fully participating in the Osteoporosis Awareness Training program, * Participants who incompletely completed the data collection forms will be excluded from the study.

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What they're measuring

Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OBT) Score

Timeframe: Pre-training (day 0) and post-training (after 8 weeks and after 12 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06977776

SponsorKirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-06

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