Designing, implementation and evaluation of an educational intervention based on Health Belief Model on behaviors and risk factors affecting cardiovascular diseases in people over 30 years old with a ten-year risk score of 10-30% of cardiovascular diseases

Determining the effect of intervention based on health belief model on behaviors, risk factors and ten-year risk score related to cardiovascular diseases

The clinical trial includes two intervention and control groups, with parallel groups, one blind, randomized on 120 patients. Simple randomization method of lottery type is used.

Before and after the intervention, the ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease in people is determined, and demographic questionnaires and constructs of health belief patterns and preventive behaviors are also completed. The place of the intervention is Dorcheh City Health Center and the trainings are face-to-face and group. The study is blinded and the target group does not know whether they are assigned to the control or intervention group.

Inclusion criteria: over 30 years old, no history of smoking, annual risk score of 10-30%, covered by Dorcheh health centers, completing the consent form, not participating in related trainings in the past. Exclusion criteria: not completing the questionnaire, not participating in the training sessions and not responding to the researcher's call

The educational program includes 10 sessions with educational content based on the source of the Ministry of Health (IRAPEN). The educational content is adjusted according to the constructs of the health belief model based on the preventive behaviors of diet, medication and physical activity and the results of the pre-test. The trainings are done in groups using a combination of lecture, question and answer, brainstorming and discussion. The control group also receives the usual care of health centers.

Outcomes include improvement of dietary, medication and physical activity behaviors and reduction of risk factors and ten-year risk score of cardiovascular diseases.

120 people who are eligible and available to enter the study covered by Dorcheh 1 and Dorcheh 2 health centers (60 people from each center) by simple random sampling method of lottery type by taking names from the box as the target group of the study are selected and according to the homogeneity of the demographics and regional information of Dorcheh 1 and Dorcheh 2 health centers, using a simple random sampling method of lottery type by taking the names of the centers from inside the sealed envelope, 60 people from one center will be assigned to the intervention group and 60 people from the other center will be assigned to the control group. ​

In this study, the participants, who are the target group of the study, will not know whether they are assigned to the intervention or control group until after receiving secondary information from the individuals and completing the study. The information of each member of the intervention and control group will be kept confidential with the researcher.

All data is potentially shareable after de-identifying individuals

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1- Conductors and authors of the research plan 2- Research assistant of the university and the relevant educational institution (ٍEsfahan University of Medical Sciences). Communication channels of the research plan administrators: 1- Mrs. Elham Ebrahimi, Address: Alley 98, Nabavi Manesh St, Atashgah Street, Esfahan, Contact number: 09133764592, Email address: elhamebrahimi1344@gmail.com. 2-Dear Dr. Hossein Shahnazi, Address: Department of Health Education, Faculty of Health, Esfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hazar Jarib Street, Esfahan, contact number: 09133360148, email address: h_shahnazi@yahoo.com.

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