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The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle affects people's health and life length, however, no sufficient studies have been done on the effect of lifestyle on middle-ageing, as the transitional period from adulthood to old-ageing, this study has been conducted to study the effect of educational intervention on hea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26430678 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9531.162334 |
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author | Mahdipour, Nosaybeh Shahnazi, Hossein Hassanzadeh, Akbar Sharifirad, Gholamreza |
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description | BACKGROUND: Lifestyle affects people's health and life length, however, no sufficient studies have been done on the effect of lifestyle on middle-ageing, as the transitional period from adulthood to old-ageing, this study has been conducted to study the effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle of middle-aged women in Lenjan city of Isfahan Province, Iran. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 88 middle-aged women were selected through randomized sampling from two health centers in Lenjan, and then were categorized into experimental and control groups. To collect data, a researcher-made demographic and life style questionnaire was used. The educational intervention was performed in five sessions. Data were collected from both groups in two stages: Before the intervention and 3 months after the education. Data were analyzed with using SPSS-20 and P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The results showed that educational program had a positive significant effect on increasing the mean scores in the intervention group, considering the physical activity, mental health, and interpersonal relationship, P < 0.001. However, regarding the nutrition, the mean increase was not significant (P = 0.113). CONCLUSION: According to the findings, it is evident that educational intervention is beneficial for various aspects of middle-aged women's lifestyle. Therefore, applying a healthy lifestyle seems essential for having a healthy aging period, and educational intervention can be effective. |
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spelling | pubmed-45797662015-10-01 The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women Mahdipour, Nosaybeh Shahnazi, Hossein Hassanzadeh, Akbar Sharifirad, Gholamreza J Educ Health Promot Original Article BACKGROUND: Lifestyle affects people's health and life length, however, no sufficient studies have been done on the effect of lifestyle on middle-ageing, as the transitional period from adulthood to old-ageing, this study has been conducted to study the effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle of middle-aged women in Lenjan city of Isfahan Province, Iran. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 88 middle-aged women were selected through randomized sampling from two health centers in Lenjan, and then were categorized into experimental and control groups. To collect data, a researcher-made demographic and life style questionnaire was used. The educational intervention was performed in five sessions. Data were collected from both groups in two stages: Before the intervention and 3 months after the education. Data were analyzed with using SPSS-20 and P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The results showed that educational program had a positive significant effect on increasing the mean scores in the intervention group, considering the physical activity, mental health, and interpersonal relationship, P < 0.001. However, regarding the nutrition, the mean increase was not significant (P = 0.113). CONCLUSION: According to the findings, it is evident that educational intervention is beneficial for various aspects of middle-aged women's lifestyle. Therefore, applying a healthy lifestyle seems essential for having a healthy aging period, and educational intervention can be effective. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-08-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4579766/ /pubmed/26430678 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9531.162334 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Mahdipour N. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Mahdipour, Nosaybeh Shahnazi, Hossein Hassanzadeh, Akbar Sharifirad, Gholamreza The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title | The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title_full | The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title_fullStr | The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title_short | The effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: Focusing on middle-aged women |
title_sort | effect of educational intervention on health promoting lifestyle: focusing on middle-aged women |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26430678 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9531.162334 |
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