Mahsa Nazarnia|Fatemeh Zarei|Nasrin Roozbahani
A mobile-based educational intervention on media health literacy: A quasi-experimental study
Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University|Arak University of Medical Sciences
background health misinformation social media persistent public health concern requires proper skill set interpreting evaluating accurate information study aimed determine effects mobile appbased educational intervention media health literacy mhl development among iranian adults methods study quasiexperimental design conducted 2022 included 100 iranian adults aged 18 65 years old inclusion criteria participation ownership android smartphone prior training mhl membership least one virtual social media app primary outcome study mhl assessed using validated mehlit questionnaire two followup time points immediately program completion 12 weeks program completion addition pretest participants divided experimental group received mobile appbased training program control group received none results repeated measures test revealed significant effect grouptime interaction mean mhl score intervention control groups within intervention group followup test indicated significant increase mean mhl scores posttest 1 63541257 posttest 2 6572797 compared pretest phase 55141204 increases statistically significant plt0001 significant difference observed within control group conclusion results study suggest mobile appbased educational intervention effective improving mhl among iranian adults findings highlight potential mobile appbased interventions promoting mhl addressing health misinformation social media