scholarly journals The Effect of Health Promotion Educational Interventions on Self-Care Behaviors of Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Universities Staff in Southeastern Iran

Health Scope ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fariba Shahraki Sanavi ◽  
Mahdi Mohammadi ◽  
Maryam Seraji ◽  
Hassan Okati-Aliabad
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The University

Background: A workplace has an important role in staff health. Besides, it is a suitable place for performing interventions to reduce the risk of suffering from health problems associated with physical inactivity and overweight, and to reduce risks of cardiovascular and non-communicable diseases. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of health promotion educational interventions on self-care behaviors of nutrition and physical activity among the selected university staff in Zahedan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The present quasi-experimental research was conducted in 2020-2021 in Zahedan, southeastern Iran. The control and intervention groups included a random selectionof 110 and 144 non-academic staff members of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (ZAUMS) as well as Sistan and Baluchestan University (SBU), respectively. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, an online researcher-made questionnaire (Porsline, https://survey.porsline.ir) (CVR: 92%; CVI: 90%; reliability: 85%) was uploaded, which had been already approved. Besides, educational booklets were provided to the intervention group via WhatsApp and Soroush messengers, through which the participants were allowed to ask their questions after every session. One month after the intervention, the online questionnaires were re-uploaded on Porsline and recompleted by the participants. The results were analyzed using SPSS V21.0. Results: The results indicated that the self-care behaviors of nutrition and physical activity increased significantly in terms of awareness, attitude, and performance among the intervention group participants after conducting the educational intervention (P-value < 0.05). Accordingly, the educational intervention resulted in an increase in the level of awareness, attitude, and performance of nutrition and physical activity among the university staff of the intervention group. Besides, the performance of physical activity was significantly affected not only by the intervention (P < 0.001) but also by work experience (P < 0.001). In addition, nutrition behavior was significantly better in female staff than male staff (P = 0.048), but there was no significant correlation between gender and the intervention (P = 0.266). Conclusions: The educational program executed in the present study was shown to be effective in promoting self-care behaviors of nutrition and physical activity among the university staff. Thus, health programmers and policymakers can have a significant role in promoting staff health by executing interventional educational programs. Accordingly, the efficiency of the whole system will improve by adopting these strategies and programs.

scholarly journals The Effect of Educational Intervention on the Physical Activity of the Elderly

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Masroor ◽  
Ehteramsadat Ilali ◽  
Nouroeddin Mousavinasab ◽  
Zohreh Taraghi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Mean

Background and Purpose: Changing the physical activity pattern is an important factor in reducing mortality and increasing longevity. The aim of the current study was to determine the effect of educational intervention on physical activity of elderly people. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 80 elderly people from two rural health centers in Ghaemshahr city were selected and assigned to intervention (n=40) and control (n=40) groups. The elderly in the intervention group received 4 training sessions of 30 to 45 minutes in a month, while the control group did not receive such training. Before and one month after the intervention, Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA) questionnaire was completed by both groups. The collected data were analyzed using chi square, paired sample t-test, independent sample t-test and ANCOVA. Results: The mean total score of RAPA, before intervention, in the control group was significantly higher than the intervention group (P = 0.017). However, after the intervention, the mean total score in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (P <0.001).  One month after the intervention, the mean of the RAPA score in the intervention group significantly changed from 2.1 to 4.95 (P <0.001), however, the mean change in the RAPA score in the control group (from 2.4 to 2.5) was not significant (P = 0.352). Conclusion: Given the effect of educational intervention on the physical activity of the elderly, the design of such educational interventions is recommended.

scholarly journals A Supportive-Educational Intervention for Heart Failure Patients in Iran: The Effect on Self-Care Behaviours

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Zamanzadeh ◽  
Leila Valizadeh ◽  
A. Fuchsia Howard ◽  
Fatemeh Jamshidi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
To Receive

Background. Chronic heart failure is a major health and social problem. The promotion of self-care behaviours can potentially assist patients to effectively manage this chronic condition and prevent worsening of the disease. Formal personalized educational interventions that provide support and take into consideration the cultural context are needed.Objective. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of a supportive-educational intervention on self-care behaviours of heart failure patients in Iran.Methods. This research was a prospective, randomized trial of a supportive-educational intervention. Eighty heart failure patients were randomly assigned to receive the supportive-educational intervention or usual care. The intervention consisted of a one-hour, nurse-led, in-person education session and postdischarge followup by telephone over three months. Data were collected at baseline, one, two, and three months.Results. The control and intervention groups did not differ in self-care scores at baseline (P>0.05). Each of the self-care scores was significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group at 1, 2, and 3 months (P<0.001). There were significant differences in self-care behaviours over the three months, among participants in the intervention group.Conclusion. This study provides support for the effectiveness of a supportive-educational intervention to increase self-care behaviours among Iranian patients suffering from chronic heart failure.

Effect of a theory-based educational intervention for enhancing nutrition and physical activity among Iranian Women: a randomized control trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Mohammad Vahedian Shahroodi ◽  
Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany ◽  
Zahra Hosseini Khaboshan ◽  
Habibollah Esmaeily ◽  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Objective: The relative contribution of health promotion models to improve health-related behaviors in intervention programs are still limited. Here, we tested whether Pender’s health promotion model (HPM) operationalized in the educational intervention was effective to modify nutrition and physical activity (PA) behaviors among Iranian women. Design: A randomized controlled field trial evaluating the efficacy of an educational intervention based on Pender’s HPM to improve PA and nutrition behaviors from August 2016 to October 2016. R version 3.0.2 and SPSS version 16 were used to conduct multiple statistical analyses. Setting: Ten public healthcare centers in Bojnourd, Iran were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The experimental group received the full intervention program, which included nine 4-hours training sessions and consulting support via phone contact and social media group. The control group did not receive any intervention. Participants: Women aged 4–6 years (n 202) were randomized to intervention (n 102) and control conditions (n100), and completed baseline and 3-months follow-up. Results: In the experimental group, the intervention program had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on all construct of Pender’s HPM and behavior outcome, and the estimate (95% CI) for prior behaviors, self-efficacy, interpersonal influences, feeling, perceived benefits and barriers, commitment, and behaviors outcomes in the intervention group were 0.72 (0.31-0.98), 0.54 (0.27-0.71), 0.74(0.27-0.91), 0.52(0.19-0.75), 0.62 (0.22-0.91), 0.63(0.30-0.86), and 0.56 (0.37-0.85), respectively. Conclusions: Educational intervention based on Pender’s HMP was feasible and highly acceptable to modify PA and nutrition behaviors in the women population.

Effectiveness of Medication Review Services on Diabetes Self-Care in Primary Care Patients (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tay Siew Cheng Sarah ◽  
Lim Jit Fan Christina ◽  
Tan Soo Chieng Daphne ◽  
Tan Seok Yee Maureen ◽  
Chen Jieying Cordelia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Medication Review ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Effective Intervention ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dietary Control ◽  
Glucose Management

BACKGROUND Diabetes is one of the most common medical conditions referred to medication review service run by pharmacists, OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine whether pharmacist-run MRS can be an effective intervention tool to improve patients’ participation in self-care of diabetes. METHODS This randomised controlled study was conducted in five public primary healthcare centres from December 2014 to October 2016. Participants were 40 to 80 years of age and had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. These participants were prescribed with five or more chronic medications, of which at least one was an antidiabetic medication, by the primary healthcare centres’ doctors. The participants were randomly recruited into the intervention or control arm. A self-developed questionnaire which incorporated the validated Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) was administered face-to-face by the study team to the participants prior to and after MRS. MRS was not administered to participants in the control group. RESULTS A total of 221 participants completed the follow up. There were 105 participants in the control arm and 116 in the intervention arm. The DSMQ Sum Scale score of the control group improved by 0.16 ± 1.11 (p= 0.136) while the intervention group improved by 0.40 ± 0.99 (p=0.000). Participants in the intervention group reported a better improvement in their self-care of diabetes, specifically in glucose management (0.38± 1.35, p=0.003), dietary control (0.26±1.66, p=0.096) and physical activity (0.67±2.36, p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS Pharmacist-run MRS is an effective intervention tool to improve participants’ self-care of diabetes, particularly in glucose management, dietary control and physical activity.

scholarly journals The Effect of Educational Intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on Nutritional Behavior with Regard to Cardiovascular Diseases among Health Volunteers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmat Rezabeigi Davarani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Mahmoodi ◽  
Narges Khanjani ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Fadakar
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Nutritional Behavior ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

Background: We sought to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on nutritional behaviors in relation to the cardiovascular disease (CVD) among health volunteers. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, the participants included 128 active health volunteers. To conduct the study, 65 and 63 participants were randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups, respectively. Data were collected before and six weeks after the intervention using a validated researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of demographic variables, knowledge questions, and TPB constructs. Data were analyzed by Chi-square, t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and Wilcoxon test. Results: No significant difference was observed between the intervention and control groups with regard to the demographic characteristics, knowledge mean scores, and TPB constructs at the beginning of the study. However, the mean scores of knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and nutritional behavior increased significantly (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.018, P = 0.007, and P < 0.001, respectively) in the intervention group six weeks after the beginning of study. Significant differences were observed in nutritional performance of the intervention group, in other words the nutritional behavior of the intervention group members changed during the intervention. Conclusion: The PBC was the strongest construct in attitude. To optimize nutritional interventions in preventing the CVD, TPB should be implemented in educational interventions.

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention to Participation in Physical Activity: A quasi-experimental model-based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeideh Shahsavari ◽  
Sakineh dadipoor ◽  
Mohtasham Ghaffari ◽  
Ali Safari-Moradabadi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract Background: The aim of the present study was to assess readiness to become or stay physically active according to the Stages of Change Model.Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was conducted on 100 women working in the healthcare centres of Bandar Abbas, Iran. The sampling method is clustering in type. The subjects were assigned into two groups of intervention and control. The collected data were analysed by SPSS-16 software using descriptive and inferential statistics, including independent-sample t-test, paired-sample t-test and Chi-square test.Results: Before the educational intervention, 19 subjects (0.38%) from the intervention group showed to have regular physical activity (4-5 stages). This number changed to 29 (0.58%) and 25 (0.50%) after three months and six months of intervention. A statistically significant difference was found before the intervention and 3 and 6 months afterwards (P˂.001). In the control group, no statistically significant difference was found between the pre-intervention and post-intervention (three months (P=.351) and six months (P=.687).Conclusion: The educational intervention based on the stages of behaviour change model showed to be effective in promoting the physical activity of employed women. These findings may benefit health education researchers and practitioners who tend to develop innovative theory-based interventions and strategies to increase the level of physical activity in women.

scholarly journals Nutrition and physical activity among foreign students of the University of Georgia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Gelashvili ◽  
M Lobjanidze ◽  
K Antia ◽  
T Lobjanidze
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Of Georgia ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Nowadays millions of students are moving to another country to advance their education. They must adapt to the changing conditions for education. Students who leave their own country face many challenges. The purpose of the study was to investigate and evaluate the nutrition and physical activity of foreign students of the University of Georgia (UG) after entering the university. Methods Cross-sectional study was conducted among international students. We used self-administrated validated questionnaire with closed and open questions. Behaviors regarding the physical activity, diet of foreign and Georgian students were identified. Local students of the UG were used as a comparison group. Study participants were selected randomly among all international and Georgian students of UG. Results The results of the study showed that stress factors, the environment and various cultures influence students' nutrition and physical activity. A noticeable change in the deterioration of physical activity was observed among Georgian and foreign students (8% of international students physical activity has deteriorated sharply). The students showed a significant changes of body mass index (BMI). Meanwhile, most international students are overweight. 10 % of international students are facing obesity. Weight of Georgian students increased by 32 % after entering the University, while international students it increased by 30 %. The results showed that the nutritional ratio worsened after entering at the university almost equally with both Georgian and foreign students. However, the study identified that 56% of Georgian, and 86% of international students are willing to improve their physical activity in the future. Conclusions The study identified that international students of the UG face nutrition and healthy lifestyle problems, such as overweight, physical inactivity. Further promotion of a healthy lifestyle of international students is recommended. Key messages More attention on health promotion and monitoring should be given to international students who are coming to advance their education in Georgia. More research is recommended to better promote healthy lifestyle among international students in Georgia.

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