NCT03115229

Obesity Intervention Program for University Students

The Effects of Protectıve Nursing Interventions on Reduction of Obesity Risk In University Students: Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of preventive nursing interventions, which consist of education / practices including of healthy eating and physical activity and motivational messages which sent through social media to reduce obesity risk in university students who in the risk group for obesity.

Detailed description

This study has been conducted with University students in Turkey. The selected 70 students were associated with obesity risk factors about obesity (owerveight or normal weight and they were in the risk group in terms of obesity according to the risk rating scales, and between 19-24 years old) and randomly assigned to the experimental (35 students) and control group (35 students). Applications for the experimental group for 11 weeks about nutritional habits, practices for physical activity, and motivational messages sent via social media. Primary Outcome Measure: Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Score, Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Score, Exercise Benefit / Obstacle Score. We used some scales for evaluate the primary outcomes (The Scale of Nutrition-Exercise Attitude-Behavior, The Scale of Exercise Benefit / Obstacle). Bady Mass Index, Waist / Hip Ratio and Body fat percentage are secondary outcomes. The data was calculated with SPSS package program.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Protective Nursing Interventions for Reduction Obesity Risk	Applications for the experimental group for 11 weeks are grouped under three headings. These; Nutritional habits, practices for physical activity, and motivational messages sent via social media. Nutritional practices: Nutritional practices consist of group trainings, individual practices and collective events. Practices for physical activity: Group trainings, group exercises, individual exercises and collective activities. Physical activity was done for 3 days per week and 45-60 minutes every seans for 8 weeks. In addition, activities such as collective nature walks and cycling have been carried out Practices through social media: For physical activity and healthy eating; Motivational messages were sent twice a week for 11 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-10
• Primary completion: 2016-03-07
• Completion: 2016-05-27
• First posted: 2017-04-14
• Last updated: 2019-08-28