Elham Mirzaei1, Farbod Ebadi Fard Azar2, Arash Ziapour3, Nammam Ali Azadi4, Mostafa Qorbani4,5, Omid Safari6, Morteza Mansourian7. 1. Health Promotion Research Center, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 4. Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. 5. Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 6. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. 7. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Physical activity is the most critical determinant of physical health which reduces the health risks during life. This designed study aims to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting physical activity among middle-aged women attending the health centers in Karaj city during 2017-2018. METHODS: This research was a quasi-experimental controlled trial, and the study incorporated 140 Middle-Aged Women Referring to Karaj Health Centers assigned randomly to a control and intervention group (70 each group). Participants enrolling in the survey were asked to complete the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and also the theory of planned behavior measures at the baseline and the end of the study. The SPSS software were used, to analyze the data. The study applied Nonparametric Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests and ANCOVA to interpret the results. RESULTS: The results revealed participants' age range between 30 to 50 years with the mean and standard deviation scores 40.07 (8.750) in training and 45.81 (8.513) at the control group. The intervention improved the theory of planned behavior measures and the physical activities of participants. The results showed a significant difference in the attitude score, the perceived behavioral control score, and the level of subjective norms between two training and non-training groups (P < 0.001). The followed-up physical activity score also showed an improvement in the IPAQ score of participants in the training group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this specific study support the effectiveness of the theory of planned behavior for promoting the physical activity of women.
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BACKGROUND: Physical activity is the most critical determinant of physical health which reduces the health risks during life. This designed study aims to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting physical activity among middle-aged women attending the health centers in Karaj city during 2017-2018. METHODS: This research was a quasi-experimental controlled trial, and the study incorporated 140 Middle-Aged Women Referring to Karaj Health Centers assigned randomly to a control and intervention group (70 each group). Participants enrolling in the survey were asked to complete the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and also the theory of planned behavior measures at the baseline and the end of the study. The SPSS software were used, to analyze the data. The study applied Nonparametric Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests and ANCOVA to interpret the results. RESULTS: The results revealed participants' age range between 30 to 50 years with the mean and standard deviation scores 40.07 (8.750) in training and 45.81 (8.513) at the control group. The intervention improved the theory of planned behavior measures and the physical activities of participants. The results showed a significant difference in the attitude score, the perceived behavioral control score, and the level of subjective norms between two training and non-training groups (P < 0.001). The followed-up physical activity score also showed an improvement in the IPAQ score of participants in the training group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this specific study support the effectiveness of the theory of planned behavior for promoting the physical activity of women.
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Keywords:
educational intervention; middle-aged; physical activity; theory of planned behavior
Authors: Danielle Arigo; Kelly A Romano; Kristen Pasko; Laura Travers; M Cole Ainsworth; Daija A Jackson; Megan M Brown Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2022-09-21