TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Digital media-based health intervention on the promotion of women's physical activity: a quasi-experimental study
JO  - BMC public health
A1  - Peyman, Nooshin
A1  - Rezai-Rad, Majid
A1  - Tehrani, Hadi
A1  - Gholian-Aval, Mahdi
A1  - Vahedian-Shahroodi, Mohammad
A1  - Heidarian Miri, Hamid
SP  - e134
EP  - e134
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Technological advances have caused poor mobility and lower physical activity among humankind. This study was conducted to assess the impact of a digital media-based (multi-media, internet, and mobile phone) health intervention on promotion of women's physical activity. <br><br>METHODS: In this quasi-experimental study, 360 women were divided into case and control groups. The digital media-based educational intervention was conducted in two months in the case group electronically, using mail and Internet and telephone platforms. Physical activity was measured using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) that estimated women's physical activity rate in the previous week. Data was analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (ANOVA, chi-square, paired and independent t-tests) using SPSS 20. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean score of knowledge, attitude and level of physical activity in the control group were not significantly different before and after the intervention. While in the case group, this difference before and after the intervention was significant (p < 0.001), and mean scores of the above-mentioned factors increased after the intervention. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Using innovative and digital media-based health education can be effective in improving health-based behavior such as physical activity. Therefore, it seems necessary to develop user-based strategies and strengthen the behavioral change theories and hypotheses based on digital media for effective influence on behavior. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT), IRCT20160619028529N5. Registered December 24, 2017 [retrospectively registered].<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5025-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -