The investigation of the impact of different types of education on knowledge, attitude and practice of physical activity among older people

The investigation of the impact of different types of education on knowledge, attitude and practice of physical activity among older people

this research will be conducted on 120 older adults who will randomly be divided into1 control and 3 intervention groups.The Control group, the intervention group1 (discussion group training), the intervention group 2(face to face training) and the intervention group 3 (e- learning) each will include 30 members. The control group will receive no intervention.the intervention groups 1, 2, and 3, will be offered physical activity in 4 sessions by discussion group, face to face training and e- learning methods, respectively. Knowledge, attitude and behavior (physical activity) questionnaire will be completed at the beginning, one month after and 3 months after the beginning of the study for each of the for groups.

this study will be conducted on older adults referring to Khorramabad health centers. the older adults will be offered the physical activity in 4 sessions by the trainer. Knowledge, attitude and behavior (physical activity) questionnaire will be completed at the beginning, one month after and 3 months after the beginning of the study for each of the for groups.

inclusion criteria: 1. Age 60 years and over 2. Signed consent form for participation in the program 3.the ability to complete and answer the questions of the questionnaire 4.ability to communicate 5. No diagnosed specific mental and physical disease (self report) which prohibits physical activity 6. the ability to read and write in Persian and to use cell phone and electronic Apps such as telegram & what’s up. Exclusion criteria: 1. participating in less than ¾ of training classes. 2. Suffering from a severe and acute disease during the intervention. 3. Death during the intervention. 4. Participants who fill the questionnaire incompletely.

The Control group, the intervention group 1 (discussion group training), the intervention group 2(face to face training) and the intervention group 3 (e- learning) each will have 30 members. The control group will receive no intervention. For intervention groups 1, 2, and 3, the physical activity will be trained by the trainer in 4 sessions by discussion group, face to face training and e- learning methods, respectively. Knowledge, attitude and behavior (physical activity) questionnaire will be completed at the beginning, one month after and 3 months after the beginning of the study for each of the for groups.

1- increased knowledge 2- increased attitude 3- promoted behavior

Deputy of Education in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

For Randomization, the block randomization method will be used. In this study, 16 blocks will be designed, each block will have 8 members, In which the letters A, B, C and D will be symbols for the control, face-to-face, discussion and electronic groups respectively. The first block will be considered as (AABBCCDD) and based on the first one, the other blocks will be designed using permutation.