Evaluation of Effectiveness of Food Safety Education Program Based on Social Cognitive Theory for Elderly in the Middle Class

Developing and Evaluating an Educational Program for Respiratory Infection Prevention among Rural Elderly Residents in South Korea

“…The findings of this study were similar to those of previous studies on the issue of respiratory infection prevention [17,32,36]. In addition, the findings of this study were similar to findings of past studies that examined the effectiveness of educational programs for the elderly [20,23,37,38]. In this study, significant differences in social capital existed between groups and across time periods.…”

“…The RIPEP-SCT was developed after reviewing a number of studies that addressed the prevention of respiratory infections [12,17], as well as theories used to explain effective educational methods among the elderly [20,21], including Bandura's SCT [22][23][24]. Based on lessons learned from previous research and from SCT [18], the RIPEP-SCT was designed according to four observational learning processes: attention, memory, retention, and motivation.…”

“…Similar to this study, many studies have used SCT to develop health education programs, such as a food safety education program for the elderly [23], a web-based hip fracture prevention program for the elderly [22], and an eye health program for children [24]. Based on SCT, these programs were constructed to reflect the characteristics and needs of the trainees, with the number of sessions typically ranging from 2-10 [23,30].…”

“…Unlike the research of Lee and Park [30] or Choi et al [23], Nahm et al [22] developed an online program in which learning materials were uploaded to a website. For this reason, only those who could access the Internet were able to participate in the study.…”