Effects of Application-Based Information Provision on Parents' Health Literacy: An Open-Label, Nonrandomized, Parallel-Controlled Trial.

Q2 Medicine

Health literacy research and practice Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-09 DOI:10.3928/24748307-20241205-01

Masahiko Sakamoto, Asuka Suzuki, Hirono Ishikawa

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Abstract

Background: In recent years, parents have had more opportunities to use applications (apps) to access health care information.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the use of an app that provides health care information on children improves parents' health literacy.

Methods: This open-label, nonrandomized, parallel-controlled trial was conducted at two health centers in Japan. We recruited parents of 1.5-year-old children and introduced the Oshiete! Doctor app to the intervention group. The primary outcome was a change in the parents' health literacy scores (HLSs).

Key results: A total of 200 parents were included in this study. The mean HLSs slightly improved in both groups, with greater improvement observed in the intervention group than in the control group. However, the difference was not statistically significant. In the intervention group, participants with higher app ratings showed greater improvement in their HLSs after the intervention.

Conclusions: The introduction of an app that provides health care information on children did not show a statistically significant improvement in parents' health literacy. In the intervention group, participants with higher app ratings showed greater improvement in their HLSs after the intervention. Future research on apps and parental health literacy should also consider the frequency of app use. Larger, longer-term studies are needed. [HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2025;9(2):e64-e71.].

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基于应用程序的信息提供对父母健康素养的影响：一项开放标签、非随机、平行对照试验。

背景：近年来，家长有更多的机会使用应用程序（app）来获取医疗保健信息。目的：在本研究中，我们旨在评估使用一款提供儿童医疗保健信息的应用程序是否能提高父母的健康素养。方法：这项开放标签、非随机、平行对照的试验在日本的两个卫生中心进行。我们招募了1.5岁孩子的父母，向他们介绍了Oshiete！医生应用程序到干预组。主要结果是父母健康素养分数（hss）的变化。主要结果：本研究共纳入200名家长。两组的平均hss均略有改善，干预组的改善幅度大于对照组。然而，差异无统计学意义。在干预组中，应用程序评分较高的参与者在干预后的hss表现出更大的改善。结论：引入一款提供儿童医疗保健信息的应用程序并没有显示出父母健康素养的统计学显著提高。在干预组中，应用程序评分较高的参与者在干预后的hss表现出更大的改善。未来关于应用和父母健康素养的研究还应该考虑应用的使用频率。需要更大规模、更长期的研究。健康素养研究与实践[j].中国卫生科学，2025;9(2):e64-e71。

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