Enhancing Health Literacy Through “I Watch Sodium” Application among Prehypertension University Staff: A Quasi-experimental Study
Waraporn Youngiam,
Manirat Therawiwat
Abstract:Excessive sodium intake adversely affects health outcomes and leads to premature death among adults. This quasi-experimental study was conducted with two groups using a pretest-posttest to study the effects of enhancing health literacy using the “I Watch Sodium” application. Participants were aged between 30 and 59 years, had prehypertension and consumed a high sodium diet at least twice a day. The study sample consisted of 80 members of the university staff in a province in the lower northern of Thailand. The… Show more
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