Health Education and Health Promotion

Prediction of Nutritional Improvement of Elderly Based on Protection Motivation Theory (PMT)

Authors

Fatemeh Kourki Nejad Gharaei 1
Shahnaz Maleki 2
Fariba Ramzani Siakhulak 3
Elham Damani 4
Maryam Ghorbani 3
Nasrin Ranjbar 5

1 Student Research Committee, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

2 M.Sc. of Health Education and Promotion, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

3 M.Sc. of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

4 M.Sc. of Health Education and Promotion, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran

5 M.Sc. of Biochemistry, Urmia University of Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Abstract
Aim: A theory-based research program can increase the participation of elderly people in terms of good nutritional behaviors. This study aimed at assessing the prediction of the nutritional improvement of elderly based on protection motivation theory (PMT).
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 elderly people over 60 years of age in the City of Hamadan in early April in 2016. The PMT-based questionnaire data were analyzed using measures of central tendency, dispersion, and independent t-tests.
Findings: The results showed that the knowledge item of the questionnaire had significant effect on all constructs of the model.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the PMT-based program had an effect on the improvement of nutritional performance of the elderly people; however, further investigations in other age and gender groups as well as using other educational methods are also recommended.

Keywords

Nutritional performance
Protection Motivation Theory
Elderly
Health Education and Health Promotion
Volume 5, Issue 2
Spring 2017
Pages 45-52