Impact of Nutrition Education on Knowledge and Beliefs About Dietary Supplements/Herbal Foods: A Pre - Post Intervention Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Enrollment
- 226
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Knowledge Level
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A two session nutrition education intervention was administered to health professionals and non-health professionals in separate sessions. Nutrition knowledge status was evaluated with comparing the pre-test and post-test values.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nutrition education intervention of health professionals and non-health professionals about the effectiveness of dietary supplements/herbal foods (DS/HF) in COVID-19. Study design is a cross-sectional study with an education intervention. This study was conducted through online video communication application. Overall, 106 health professionals and 110 non-health professionals completed the study. The education intervention was administered in two sessions, one week apart for both health professionals and non-health professionals separately. Knowledge level of nutrition and COVID-19 and beliefs about DS/HF in the prevention/treatment of COVID-19 were evaluated with a pre-test and post-test setting. Comparison of the groups before and after the intervention was implemented with the McNemar's test.
Investigators
Zeynep Goktas
Principal Investigator
Hacettepe University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •being 18 to 65 years old
- •using social media
- •being able to understand Turkish
Exclusion Criteria
- •regular supplement use prior to COVID-19 pandemic
- •having a chronic disease that requires dietary supplementation
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Knowledge Level
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Comparison of mean scores from pre-test and post-test