The effect of problem solving education on food behavior self-efficacy in overweightor obese women

Authors

Abstract:

Background: Nutrition education and behavioral techniques, self-monitoring and problem solving have been identified as preferred treatment for weight loss. This study aim is determine the effect of problem solving training on food behavior self-efficacy, in overweight or obese women in the city of Urmia in 2012. Methods: This study is the semi-experimental with pre-test and post- test design that was carried out on 90 women with overweight or obese covered by two health centers in the city of Urmia in 1391. Samples have been selected with disposability method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Educational intervention in the experimental group was done via the problem solving meetings in the form of six training sessions in the 15-persons group of women. The post- test was conducted after 2 months with replenishment demographic information and food behaviors self- efficacy questionnaire. Data analysis was done with descriptive and analytical test (Paired t- test, Independent t- test and Chi square). Results: Self-efficacy score mean improved from 11/52±4/03 to 15/90±3/85 in the test group that this change was statistically significant. There was an increase in the good food behavior self-efficacy in the intervention group from %14/3 to %54/8, (p<0/001), but the change wasn’t significant in the control group. Conclusions: The results illustrated that the problem solving approach can promote self-efficacy eating behaviors on overweight or obese women via involving women in the process of thinking and problem solving through the freely expressed comments and exchange ideas and experiences.

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

the effect of teaching problem solving on self-efficacy and perceived self-efficacy in adolescents

aim and background: this study seeks the effect of teaching problem solving on self-efficacy and perceived self-efficacy in adolescents.   methods and materials: in this quasi-experimental study using three group with pre-test and post-test, on hundred sixty students were randomly selected via multi-stage sampling, and were divided into 64 students of experimental group and 62 students of place...

full text

the washback effect of discretepoint vs. integrative tests on the retention of content in knowledge tests

در این پایان نامه تاثیر دو نوع تست جزیی نگر و کلی نگر بر به یادسپاری محتوا ارزیابی شده که نتایج نشان دهندهکارایی تستهای کلی نگر بیشتر از سایر آزمونها است

15 صفحه اول

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

the effect of e-64 on the developmental competence of sheep cocs during in vitro maturation

in the present study, the effect of e-64 at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 5 and 10 µm) added to (1) the ivm medium on oocyte nuclear maturation and developmental competence of ovine oocytes, and (2) to the ivc medium on embryonic development of ovine embryos were investigated.

The Effect of Self-Efficacy Education Based on Self-Care Behaviors in Self-Help Hypertensive Groups

 Introduction: High blood pressure is a chronic disease requiring long-term treatment; which despite being asymptomatic, leads to fatal complaints and complications. Therefore, the present study was aimed to determine the effect of the education based on self-efficacy theory on self-care behaviors of hypertensive self-help groups in integrated health service centers in Mashhad in2019. Methods:...

full text

the effect of learning strategies on the speaking ability of iranian students in the context of language institutes

the effect of learning strategies on the speaking ability of iranian students in the context of language institutes abstract language learning strategies are of the most important factors that help language learners to learn a foreign language and how they can deal with the four language skills specifically speaking skill effectively. acknowledging the great impact of learning strategies...

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 3  issue None

pages  422- 428

publication date 2013-09

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Keywords

No Keywords

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023