Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Khadijeh Hajimiri 1
- . Elham Shakibazadeh 2
- . Ali Asghar Haeri Mehrizi 3
- . Sakineh Shab‑Bidar 4
- . Roya Sadeghi 2
1 Social Deputy Department of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences,
2 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3 Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR
4 Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In recent decades, the focuses of health studies were mostly in middle‑aged
women, and few studies have investigated the lifestyle of women after delivery. The aim of this
study was to determine the effects of both self‑efficacy and perceived barriers on Iranian women
health‑promoting lifestyle (HPL) in the first 1 year after childbirth.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a cross‑sectional design, 310 women at first‑year postpartum
were surveyed in Zanjan (Iran) in 2016. The proportionate stratified random sampling method was
carried out to select a participant. HPL has assessed with HPL profile II questionnaire. Self‑efficacy
was assessed using self‑rated abilities for health practices scale. Perceived barriers were assessed
by Barriers to Health‑promoting Activities for Disabled Person scale. A meditational model was used
to examine whether perceived barriers mediates between perceived self‑efficacy and HPL.
RESULTS: The participants mean age was 29.82 (5.1) years, 53.9% were primiparous, and most
of them were homemakers (82.9%). The mean total score of HPL was 2.50 (0.29). The relationship
between HPL and self‑efficacy was mediated by perceived barriers partially.
DISCUSSION: Self‑efficacy, not only promotes women’s HPL but also indirectly affect the women’s
lifestyle by reducing perceived barriers.
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