Background: The effectiveness of the educational message for motivating to change behavior may be greater than the actual content of a message, depending on how the message is designed. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of gain and loss framed messages on increased physical activity in women with type 2 diabetes attending a diabetes clinic in Ahvaz city. Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed among 119 patients with type 2 diabetes who were referred to the diabetes clinic in Ahvaz in 2014. Patients were selected by convenience sampling and then randomly divided into gain (59 cases) and loss (60 cases) groups by use of random numbers table. Two groups received physical activity educational messages in a different context via short message service for 2 months. The data in this study were collected by using a standard 3-part questionnaire as well as interviews before and 1 month after intervention. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 16 by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and Chi-square. Results: Based on the finding before the intervention, 2 groups were similar of individual variables, the mean score of physical activity, and disease characteristics. After the intervention, the mean score of physical activity in both groups showed a significant increase (P < 0.05). The results showed that patients who were faced with the loss framed messages compared to patients who were confronted to gain framed messages have more motivation for physical activity (P < 0.05). Conclusion:The present study indicates that loss framed messages are effective in increasing physical activity behaviors in women with type 2 diabetes.
Background and objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver disease. It occurs most commonly among obese and overweight people. This study was performed to determine the effect of nutrition education on anthropometric indices, biochemical and sonographic findings in patients with NAFLD Referring to Khuzestan Diet Therapy clinic, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Branch of Khuzestan, in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and methods: This study was a before and after interventional study carried out on 30 NAFLD patients. Selected variables were evaluated at the time before and after three month intervention by nutrition education for patients. SPSS 19 and statistical tests, including descriptive, paired samples t-test and non-parametric sign test was used to analysis the data. Results: The average age of the patients were 44.8 ± 11.2 years. Anthropometric indices decreased significantly after three months nutrition education intervention (p< 0.001). Hepatic enzymes and lipid profiles declined at the end of intervention in which it was only statistically significant about ALT and AST (p< 0.001). Sonographic findings of patients indicated a significant reduction in severity and grade of disease after intervention. Conclusion: Nutrition education could affect the anthropometric and biochemical indices and improve the liver function of NAFLD patients.
Objective (s):This study aimed to compare the effect of two training methods in-person and mobile based virtual network on improving fast food consumption behavior in high school girls in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods: This interventional study was performed on 61 high school girls in Ahvaz (31 in-person group and 30 virtual network group). Data were collected before, immediately after and 2 months after the intervention by using a theory of planned behavior and food frequency questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 24. Results: The constructs of the theory of planned behavior in both groups significantly increased compared to before the intervention. Fast food consumption behavior was also significantly decreased in two groups compared to before the intervention. There was no significant difference between two training methods. Only two months after the intervention, fast food consumption behavior was significantly different between the two training methods. Conclusion: Planned Behavior Theory-based training using both in-person and virtual network methods was effective on improving of fast food consumption behavior. There was no significant difference between two methods.
Background: Physical activity in female employees is a healthy behavior and increases strength, endurance, improves flexibility, improves the feeling of vitality and freshness, improves health, and ultimately increases life expectancy. Health messages are one of the most effective ways to engage people and motivate them to perform healthy behaviors. The purpose of this study was to the study of the effectiveness of education based on message framing through mobile phone (whatsapp) on the physical activity of women employees of universities and higher education institutions in Ahvaz city. Method: In this interventional study, 90 of female employees of universities and higher education institutions of Ahvaz city were selected by random sampling and randomly divided into three groups (30 participants) receiving gain framed messages, receiving loss framed messages and the control group. The tools of data collection were demographic information questionnaire and international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ). The participants of the intervention groups received educational messages about physical activity behavior in two different gain and loss framed messages through whatsapp for one month. Data were collected from three groups at the beginning of the study, immediately and two months after the intervention, and were analyzed using SPSS version 26. results: The results showed that there was a significant increase in the average physical activity score after the intervention. It was also found that this increase in the group of gain framed messages for physical activity behavior was significantly higher than the group of loss framed messages. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the design and implementation of education programs based on message framing, especially gain framed messages through online education (Whatsapp) can improve and promote physical activity behavior in women employees.
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