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Introduction: health-promoting lifestyle helps elderly population to enjoy longer life, without burden of diseases or disabilities. This study was designed and performed to determine the effect of educational intervention on lifestyle of elderly population based on health belief model
Method: this quasi-experimental study was performed on 80 elderly individual who visited the clinical centers of Eslamshahr, Iran in 2013-2014. In the pre-test stage, randomized sampling was carried out among the elderly who visited the clinical centers of Eslamshahr. The participants were divided into two interventions [39 persons] and control [41 persons] groups using block randomization method. The intervention group participated in educational courses designed based on Health Belief Model. Three months after the end of the intervention stage, post-test was given to both intervention and control groups. Data were entered into SPSS version 19. Then it was analyzed using repeated measures and Chi-square test
Results: three months after the intervention, mean perceived susceptibility between both groups was statistically significant. [P<0.001]. Mean perceived severity was also significantly different [P=0.002]. Mean of perceived barriers and perceived benefits was significantly different in both groups [P<0.001]. Similarly, three months after the intervention, self-efficacy components and cues to action were significantly different [P<0.001]. Prevention [P=0.03], exercise, and nutrition [P=0.03] showed significant differences. However, no significant differences were noted in stress and interpersonal relations between the two groups [P<0.005]. Three months after intervention, mean lifestyle scores increased significantly in intervention group [P=0.03]
Conclusion: Education based on health belief model may affect healthy lifestyle promotion in the elderly population
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This is an interventional research. Its objective was to survey the effect of educational intervention on improvement of nutritional behaviours in pregnant women referring to kermanshah health care centers in 1384. This study was conducted on 180 pregnant women selected randomly [90 in intervention group and 90 in control group] and their gestational health services were provided in 9 urban health centers. Their nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice were assessed before implementation of educational program by using questionnaire. These variables were evaluated and analized one month after implementation of the program in intervention group. The results indicated no significant difference between control and intervention groups regarding the variables. Also the mean score of knowledge attitude and practice in control and intervention groups before education showed no significant difference. However the relationship between knowledge attitude and practice in the two groups before and after education was statistically significant. The mean of knowledge, attitude and practice scores increased significantly after education in intervention group [P<0/0001]. Regarding these results, positive effects of gestational nutrition education for pregnant women can be regarded as important. So we recommend a nutritional education program for pregnant women in the health care system