Effect of Online Infographics for Enhancing Health Literacy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: This study measured the levels of HL using two standard instruments that were translated in Thai, i.e., the Thai version of the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA Thai version) and the Thai version of Functional, Communicative, Critical Health Literacy (Thai-FCCHL).; diabetes mellitus; educational activity; health literacy; health education

• Registration Number: TCTR20230425001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University

Brief Summary

Both novel visually appealing infographic and usual pamphlet educational media can promote HL in patients with type 2 DM.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Study Start: 2023-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with type 2 DM were determined by ICD-10 codes E11-E11.9, aged between 35 and 60 years, lived in Hat Yai, Songkhla, could communicate and understand written Thai, could access or had a family member that could access the Internet via a mobile device (smartphone or tablet), and had hemoglobin A1C results recorded in the hospital information system for the past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who refused to answer the survey, who refused for follow-up for the final evaluation at home, or in whom the questionnaire could not be obtained were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health literacy levels one week after third intervention Thai versions of S-TOFHLA and FCCH

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health literacy scores one week after third intervention Thai versions of S-TOFHLA and FCCH