Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to 1) study health literacy of student nurses in different regions and levels of education, and 2) investigate the effectiveness of the health literacy development program and 3E behaviors according to local wisdom of student nurses. A sequential multi-method design was used to survey and quasi-experiment design. In Phase I, quantitative survey was administered to assess demographics and the health literacy in 390 of first to fourth-year student nurses, enrolling in 12 nursing colleges in 2017 academic year. In Phase II, quasi-experiment design was conducted in 72 first-year students, enrolling in 2018 academic year, of Boromajajonani College of Nursing Saraburi and of Boromajajonani College of Nursing Pra Buddhabart for studying the effectiveness of the health literacy development program and 3E behaviors related to local wisdom in student nurses. They were divided into two groups as experiment, and control group. Each group consisted of 36 students. The instruments used in this experiment were 1) data collection forms which included health literacy questioner and student nurses 3E behaviors assessment. 2) The instruments used in the experiment were health literacy development program to enhance 3E behaviors according to local wisdom of student nurses and a questionnaire assessing self-efficacy in changing health behaviors, namely, diet, exercise, and emotion. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics which included percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, one-way and Repeated Measures ANOVA. Results from this study were as follow. 1.The health literacy scores of student nurses of different regions differed significantly (F(3,386) = 3.02, p=0.03 ). Students in the north had the highest level of health literacy, followed by those in the south, the north-east, and the central regions, respectively. 2.The health literacy scores of student nurses of different levels of education differed significantly (F(3, 386) = 3.46, p= .02) . The third-year students had the highest level of health literacy, followed by the fourth, the second, and the first-year students, respectively. 3.After participating the program, health literacy scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than before participating the program (t = 3.36, p=.002) and the experimental group were significantly higher than the control group (t = 2.05, p=.04). 4.After participating the program, 3E behaviors scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than before participating the program (t =3.84, p=.000) and the experimental group were significantly higher than the control group (t = 2.52, p= .014).