The Effect of Education Program on Health Promotion Behavior on Successful Aging.

Family relations Iran personal satisfaction public health stress disorders

Journal

Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
ISSN: 1735-9066
Titre abrégé: Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101558775

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez: 7 5 2019
pubmed: 7 5 2019
medline: 7 5 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

A successful aging pattern indicates a change in attitudes toward aging and life quality improvement, which include the components of general health and life satisfaction. The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of an educational program on successful aging components in the elders. A three-stage empirical study was conducted on 72 individuals of 60-75 years old who were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. A 9-session educational program presenting health-related behaviors, including stress management and interpersonal relationships, was held for the experimental group. Two sessions of neutral topics group discussion were held for the control group. A Demographic Information Questionnaire, General Health Questionare-28 (GHQ-28), Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used and completed before, immediately after, and two months after the intervention. Independent The mean (SD) score of general health in the two groups had no significant differences before the intervention [32.40 (14.70) vs. 30.8 (10.04)] ( This study confirmed the effectiveness of health-related educational programs in improving elders 'general health and life satisfaction'.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
A successful aging pattern indicates a change in attitudes toward aging and life quality improvement, which include the components of general health and life satisfaction. The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of an educational program on successful aging components in the elders.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
A three-stage empirical study was conducted on 72 individuals of 60-75 years old who were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. A 9-session educational program presenting health-related behaviors, including stress management and interpersonal relationships, was held for the experimental group. Two sessions of neutral topics group discussion were held for the control group. A Demographic Information Questionnaire, General Health Questionare-28 (GHQ-28), Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used and completed before, immediately after, and two months after the intervention. Independent
RESULTS RESULTS
The mean (SD) score of general health in the two groups had no significant differences before the intervention [32.40 (14.70) vs. 30.8 (10.04)] (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
This study confirmed the effectiveness of health-related educational programs in improving elders 'general health and life satisfaction'.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31057641
doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_31_15
pii: IJNMR-24-234
pmc: PMC6485021
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

234-238

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Nothing to declare.

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Auteurs

Mehrnoosh Shirani (M)

Nursing Student Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Gholamreza Kheirabadi (G)

Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Gholamreza Sharifirad (G)

Department of Health Education, Public Health Department, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

Mahrokh Keshvari (M)

Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Community Health and Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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