An Occupation Based Physical Activity Intervention Program

Effect of an intervention based on socio-ecological model in promoting physical activity of female employees

  Although active life style is one of the main determining factors of health, the level of regular physical activities in women is less than in men and even this level decreases with aging. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an intervention based on the social ecological model on promotion of physical activity among female employees. In this study, 160 women employed at Shab...

An Outpatient Physical Therapy Intervention Program

Predicting Daily Physical Activity in a Lifestyle Intervention Program

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Prescription of physical activity: an undervalued intervention.

356 www.thelancet.com Vol 381 February 2, 2013 In The Lancet, Peter Kokkinos and colleagues add to the large body of work on the benefi ts of physical activity or fi tness for health, by showing an inverse association between fi tness and all-cause mortality in 10 043 individuals with dyslipidaemia. Irrespective of whether patients were prescribed statins, the physically fi ttest participants h...

The Effect of an Educational Program based on Health Literacy Strategies on Physical Activity in Postpartum Women

Background & aim: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the required basic health information and services to enhance and sustain good health status. Mothers with higher health literacy may have more physical activity than others in the postpartum period. This study sought to assess the effect of an educational program based on health literacy st...