. Mahmoud Movahedi; . Feryal Khamseh; . Abbas Ebadi; . Zahra Hajiamini; . Ali Navidian
Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many of the problems caused by aging can be delayed and the health of the elderlymaintained by improving and applying a healthy lifestyle during old age. Therefore, the ...
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BACKGROUND: Many of the problems caused by aging can be delayed and the health of the elderlymaintained by improving and applying a healthy lifestyle during old age. Therefore, the researcherhas designed and implemented a study aimed “compare the impact of group motivational interviewswith multimedia education on improving lifestyle in the elderly.”METHODS: This study is triple blind before and after clinical trial was performed on three groups ofthirty (n = 90) of the elderly with mean age 63.41 ± 6.88 who were members of the elderly centersof Tehran city neighborhoods with average to unfavorable lifestyle score. The first test group wassubjected to group motivational interviewing during five sessions. The second test group was subjectedto distant multimedia training. No training was given to the third group as the control group. After3 months, the lifestyle questionnaire was completed in three groups. The results were analyzedby these techniques as statistical tests such as mean, standard deviation, relative frequency, andabsolute frequency were used. The inferential statistical tests such as paired t‑test and one‑wayANOVA were used, respectively, to compare the pre‑ and post‑mean scores and in each group andcompare the mean scores of lifestyle dimensions in three groups.RESULTS: Both motivational interviewing and multimedia education have been effective in changingthe lifestyle of the elderly, but according to the findings, motivational interviewing has a greater impacton elderly lifestyle. The total lifestyle score in four areas such as nutrition, self‑care, mental health,and physical activity was significantly different in the three groups after the intervention (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Each educational program can somehow improve behavioral skills in individuals.Effective teaching methods should address the learning difficulties and inability to learn during theaging period. The results of this study can be a step toward the elaboration of strategies for educationand promotion of healthy lifestyle in the elderly.
