Mobile health intervention for promotion of eye health literacy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Improving eye health awareness in the underserved population is a universal eye health priority. The ubiquity of cell phones and internet usage provides new and innovative opportunities for health promotion. This study evaluated the effect of mobile health intervention (text message link) to promote eye health literacy (EHL) of priority ocular morbidities.

Methods

This study was an intervention evaluation and employed a two-armed pre-test post-test approach. Baseline assessment on EHL was performed on 424 university students. Participants were categorised into intervention and control groups, using the 1:1 allocation ratio. The intervention and control group received a text message alone and text message with a link, respectively. EHL was assessed via a self-administ

SUBMITTER: Sharma IP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021255 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature