Khalil Mahmoudi1, Ali Taghipoor2, Hadi Tehrani3, Hadi Zomorodi Niat4, Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi5. 1. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, MahmoudiKH1@mums.ac.ir. 2. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, taghipoura@mums.ac.ir. 3. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Tehranih@mums.ac.ir. 4. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, ZomorrodiNH1@mums.ac.ir. 5. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Vahedianm@mums.ac.ir.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This work sought to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on the stages of change in promoting physical activity in employees in the Mashhad airport in Iran. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted with the participation of 60 volunteers (30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group) who were in the stages of contemplating or preparing for change in physical activity. The intervention consisted in educational activities provided during home visits, telephone calls, group training sessions, and delivery of printed material. To gather the information, the study used five questions on the stage in which they were for behavioral change in physical activity, according to the Theoretical Model by Marcus et al., (1. pre-contemplation, 2. contemplation, 3. preparation, 4. action, and 5. maintenance), and the International Questionnaire on Physical Activity. Changes in the stages were evaluated during three moments: upon entering the study, at the end of the intervention (8th month), and two months after the second evaluation (10th month). RESULTS: During the 10th month evaluation, it was noted that 26.7% of the subjects from the intervention group versus 3.3% from the control group improved their physical activity and were in the action stage (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The educational intervention based on stages of change is effective in promoting physical activity in the participants and may be used in educational programs that seek to improve physical activity in the employees studied. Copyright by the Universidad de Antioquia.
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OBJECTIVES: This work sought to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on the stages of change in promoting physical activity in employees in the Mashhad airport in Iran. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted with the participation of 60 volunteers (30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group) who were in the stages of contemplating or preparing for change in physical activity. The intervention consisted in educational activities provided during home visits, telephone calls, group training sessions, and delivery of printed material. To gather the information, the study used five questions on the stage in which they were for behavioral change in physical activity, according to the Theoretical Model by Marcus et al., (1. pre-contemplation, 2. contemplation, 3. preparation, 4. action, and 5. maintenance), and the International Questionnaire on Physical Activity. Changes in the stages were evaluated during three moments: upon entering the study, at the end of the intervention (8th month), and two months after the second evaluation (10th month). RESULTS: During the 10th month evaluation, it was noted that 26.7% of the subjects from the intervention group versus 3.3% from the control group improved their physical activity and were in the action stage (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The educational intervention based on stages of change is effective in promoting physical activity in the participants and may be used in educational programs that seek to improve physical activity in the employees studied. Copyright by the Universidad de Antioquia.
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Keywords:
airports; control groups; exercise; health education; models, theoretical; surveys and questionnaires
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