The effect of educational intervention according to PRECEDE model on the regular physical activity among elderly people

PRECEDE model is the most appropriate model for planning in health education and promotion. The aim of this study is the effect of educational intervention based on PRECEDE model on the regular physical activity among elderly people. In this study, 80 elderly people were selected based on inclusion criteria and randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Educational program for regular physical activity was designed with considering predisposing, enabling, reinforcing factors that are effective for regular physical activity in elderly people. Before educational intervention, questionnaires completed by the participants and then experimental group received the educational intervention. After one month of intervention the questionnaires were filled again and collected data was analyzed with SPSS-21, t-test and Chi-Square and ANOVA. Mean score for predisposing factor (knowledge of 11.37 to 15.07, attitude of 24.1 to 25, self- efficacy of 9.62 to 13.97), reinforcing factor (6.22 to 8.32) and enabling factor (8.37 to 16.67) in experimental group in signiticant level. Education was effective on predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors that are effective for regular physical activity in elderly people. By using Educational diagnosis phase of PRECEDE model we can plan various educational programs for encouraging elderly people for doing regular physical activity.