The Effects of Health Literacy Promoting Program on Weight Control Behavior and Body Weight Among Overweight Village Health Volunteers in Coastal Area.
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The effects of health literacy promoting program, Weight Control Behavior, Overweight Village Health VolunteersAbstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to compare the average difference between scores on weight control and body weight among public health volunteers in coastal areas. The sample group was from public health volunteers, aged 35-59 years with a body mass index greater than or equal to 23 kg/ m2 (BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2). The participants of this study were randomly selected, and the total volunteer was 60 people: the experimental group (30 people), and the comparison group (30 people). The experimental group received a 12-week health literacy program on weight control behavior to change eating habits and exercise then recorded the behavior in the action manual for weight control. The comparison group received knowledge about how to behave normally without any intervention. The researchers then collected data with a questionnaire on food consumption behavior and exercise behavior from the health education department, the correlation coefficient was ⍺=.88 and ⍺=.82. weight on the scale was measured before and after receiving the program. The data was analyzed by t-test. The results of the study found that after the experiment, the experimental group had statistically significant difference in weight control and body weight at (t= 13.75, p<.05), (t= 9.19, p=<.05), (t =2.37, p<.05). Therefore, community nurses can use this program to control overweight among health volunteers in coastal areas by using a 12-week implementation period. Moreover, health literacy should study and understand this program before using it and should be used to develop health literacy to complete all 6 skills.
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