Affiliation:
1. Silla University
2. Pukyong National University
Abstract
Abstract
Background
This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a cardio-cerebrovascular disease (CVD) prevention program using the self-determination theory model of health behavior changes in middle-aged women in the community.
Methods
The effectiveness of the program was tested using a non-equivalent, control group, pre-post design. We recruited 59 middle-aged women who visited two community healthcare centers in City B, South Korea. The experimental group (n = 26) received a CVD prevention program, while the control group (n = 33) received only CVD prevention education materials and one general phone consultation. The program’s strategy was to meet basic psychological needs. The 10 educational sessions included eight face-to-face and two online education sessions, and there were four telephone counseling sessions. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0, independent t-test, and Mann-Whitney’s U test.
Results
Findings showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in autonomy (p < .001), competence (p < .001), relatedness (p = .004), awareness of myocardial infarction warning symptoms (p = .001), awareness of stroke warning symptoms (p < .001), health behavior practice (p < .001), loneliness and social isolation (p < .001), aging anxiety (p = .001), and resilient coping (p < .001).
Conclusions
The implementation of a CVD prevention educational intervention based on the self-determination theory model of health behavior changes significantly increased the physical and mental health and basic psychological need fulfilment scores of middle-aged women living in the community.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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