Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 10 6 2020 06 01 The effect of empowerment program based on the social cognitive theory on the activity of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1 8 29122 EN . Fatemeh Aliakbari . Forouzan Mohammad Alipour . Elahe Tavassoli Health School, Shahrekord University of Medical Science, Shahrekord, Iran . Morteza Sedehi Health School, Shahrekord University of Medical Science, Shahrekord, Iran Journal Article 2023 03 02 OBJECTIVE AND AIM: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common<br />chronic diseases. The patient’s fear and anxiety of shortness of breath and coughing during exercise<br />may lead to a decrease in patients’ daily activities. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine<br />the effect of empowerment program based on the social cognitive theory (SCT) on the daily activity<br />of patients with COPD.<br />METHODS: This quasi‑experimental study was performed on 70 patients with COPD referred to<br />Kashani and Hajar centers in 2019. Samples were randomly divided into two groups of experimental<br />and control. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaire and activity of daily<br />living questionnaire, specific for COPD, and a researcher‑made questionnaire for measuring SCT<br />constructs. For the experimental group, the training program consisted of four theoretical and practical<br />sessions of 40 min/week. The data were collected at three time points, before, immediately and 3<br />months after the training are 3 time. The data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive<br />and inferential statistics.<br />RESULTS: The difference between the mean scores of behavioral ability, self‑efficacy, and<br />empowerment in the three stages was significant only in the experimental group (P < 0.001). The<br />mean daily activity score of patients before, immediately, and 3 months after intervention showed<br />a statistically significant difference between the two groups (52.46 ± 21.98, 63.36 ± 21.95, and<br />71.34 ± 19.02), respectively, in the intervention group, and (51.79 ± 19.29, 53.70 ± 19.28, and<br />53.82 ± 19.26), respectively, in the control group (P < 0.001).<br />CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that empowerment of patients through interventions<br />based on SCT can increase the daily activity of patients with COPD. Because nurses play an important<br />role in patient education and improvement, it is hoped that the findings of this study will be used as<br />a strategy to increase the daily activity and ultimately improve the quality of life in these patients.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_29122_837e868ffbb3a67451e480e1864e071d.pdf