Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Predicting of perceived self efficacy in the amount of macronutrients intake in women with metabolic syndrome - 2012

. Siamak Mohebi; . Leila Azadbakht; . Avat Feizi; . Gholamreza Sharifirad; . Mohammad Hozori

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-9

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Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is a collection of metabolic disorders, which can increase themortality rates from 20% to 80%. One of strategies to control the disease is the attention ... Read More Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is a collection of metabolic disorders, which can increase themortality rates from 20% to 80%. One of strategies to control the disease is the attention to thedietary habits. Compliance with proper diet is one of the major challenges in the managementof this syndrome. Due to this fact, that the patient is responsible for the adjustment of thedaily diet, it is important to identify the factors affecting the adoption of nutritional self-care.Besides, self-efficacy is considered as an important pre-requisite for this behavior because itacts as an independent part of the basic skills. This study was carried out with the purpose ofdetermining the predictive role of perceived self-efficacy on macronutrients intake in womenwith metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study with correlationalnature in 2012, there were 329 patients with the metabolic syndrome. The patients were coveredby Isfahan oil industry medical centers and selected by a systematic method. In order to gatherinformation on perceived self-efficacy, the questionnaires constructed by the researchers wereused and the validity and reliability had been confirmed by the calculation of content validityindexand content validity ratio values and the indices of internal consistency and stability of thetool. The 24-h dietary recall questionnaire was also used for 3 days in order to investigate thenutritional behavior. The obtained data from the dietary recall questionnaire were analyzed bythe N4 nutritional software. In this study, AMOS software version 16 was used for the structuralmodel fitting by using the generalized least squares method besides the SPSS statisticalsoftware version 16. Results: These averages obtained from the results: 2512.37 kcal energyintake, 70.95 g protein, 420 g carbohydrates and 61.61 g of fat per day. The mean of perceivedself-efficacy score was 47.89. The Pearson correlation coefficient was indicated a significantinverse relationship between the perceived self-efficacy and intake of macronutrients in themetabolic syndrome. The most direct effect of the coefficient of perceived self-efficacy wasobserved on fat and carbohydrate intake (P < 0.05 and β = −0.592) and (P < 0.05 and β =−0.395). Conclusions: The amount of energy,carbohydrate, fat and protein were more thanthe recommended dietary allowances levelsand the amount of self-efficacy was moderate.The present study showed that perceivedself-efficacy provided a useful framework tounderstand and predict adherence to dietaryself-care behaviors in patients with metabolicsyndrome.

Investigating and comparing energy and macronutrient intake in female aerobic athletes in two different socio-economic regions

. Leila Darvishi; . Zahra Rabbani; . Sima Goodarzy; . Gholamreza Askari; . Afshin Shiranian; . Mohammad Salehi; . Azam Borzooe; . Reza Ghiasvand

Volume 2, Issue 5 , December 2012, , Pages 1-5

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Background: The purpose of this study was to assess nutritional intakes of female aerobic athletesin two different socio-economic classes in city of Isfahan. Materials and Methods: ... Read More Background: The purpose of this study was to assess nutritional intakes of female aerobic athletesin two different socio-economic classes in city of Isfahan. Materials and Methods: The participantsof this analytical study were 99 female aerobic athletes aged between 15 and 50 years old whowere randomly sampled (50 females in low economic region and 49 females in high economicregion). The demographic details were collected by a questionnaire, and anthropometric indexesincluding height, weight, and waste circumference were measured using a tape measure and ascale. They filled out the 24-hour food recall questionnaire for two consecutive days in order toobtain their nutritional information. To analyze the data, Nutritionist 4 and SPSS18 software wereused. Results: The means of energy intake in high and low regions were 1479.19 ± 561.86 and1300.68 ± 498.354 kcal, respectively. There was no significant difference in terms of energy intakebetween these two groups (P = 0.98). The means of protein intake in low and high socio-economicclasses were 17.41 ± 5.85 and 54.48 ± 6.62, respectively, and no significant differences wereobserved between these two regions (P = 0/606). The means of carbohydrate intake were 61.85± 9.76 and 54.48 ± 6.62 in the low and high socio-economic classes with a significant differencebetween them (P < 0.001). The mean of carbohydrate intake in the low socio-economic class wasconsiderably higher than that in the high socio-economic class. The means of fat intake were 23.88± 8.24% and 30.07 ± 6.68% in the low and high socio-economic classes, respectively, and themeans of fat intake in the high socio-economic region was significantly higher than that in the lowsocio-economic region (P < 0/001). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that the intakesof fat and carbohydrate were significantly different in the two different socio-economic regions incity of Isfahan. This difference could be attributed to different food patterns in these two regions.

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Predicting of perceived self efficacy in the amount of macronutrients intake in women with metabolic syndrome - 2012

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Investigating and comparing energy and macronutrient intake in female aerobic athletes in two different socio-economic regions

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