Effects of a Comprehensive Lifestyle Improvement Program for Middle-aged Women with Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease-related Risk Factors.
10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.2.111
- Author:
Mi Kyoung PARK
1
;
Jeong Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Cheju Tourism College, Jeju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cardiovascular diseases;
Cerebrovascular disorders;
Middle-aged;
Women;
Lifestyle
- MeSH:
Attitude to Health;
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Cerebrovascular Disorders;
Female;
Health Behavior;
Humans;
Lectures;
Life Style;
Risk Factors
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2013;24(2):111-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate effects of a comprehensive lifestyle improvement program for middle-aged women with cardio-cerebrovascular disease (CVD)-related risk factors. METHODS: The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The number of participants was 18 in the experimental group and 16 in the control group sampled among middle-aged women who had CVD-related risk factors residing in a community. The experimental group participated in a four-session comprehensive lifestyle promotion program, which consisted of lectures, demonstrations, small-group meetings and telephone-counseling. The effects of the program were evaluated by measuring knowledge, attitude, health behavior, and self-efficacy for CVD prevention. RESULTS: The experimental group showed a significant increase in self-efficacy for CVD prevention compared to the control group. There was no significant increase in knowledge, attitude, and health behavior. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the comprehensive lifestyle improvement program was effective in improving self-efficacy for CVD prevention. There is a need to develop more effective lifestyle improvement programs designed to improve knowledge, attitude, and health behavior for CVD prevention. In further research, a follow-up evaluation is also needed to investigate any delayed effects on targeted variables among which no significant differences emerged immediately after the completion of the program.
