International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
مجله بین المللی پیشگیری از درهای عضلانی اسکلتی
IJMPP
Medical Sciences
http://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir
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2476-5279
2476-5279
10.22034/ijmpp
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2017
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Educational program and Vitamin D Deficiency in Middle-aged Women living in Karaj, Iran
<strong>Background:</strong> Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and is essential nutrient for metabolic and physiological processes in the human body<strong>. </strong>This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of educational program regarding vitamin D deficiency preventive behaviors and vitamin D supplement amongmiddle-aged women living in Karaj, Iran.<br>
<strong>Methods and Materials</strong>: Two hundred forty middle-aged women (30-60 years old) with vitamin D deficiency were randomly selected from referrers to comprehensive health centers after blood test. The selected individuals were randomly divided into three equal interventional groups of preventive behaviors education, supplemental consumption, combination of preventive behavior education and supplemental vitamin D consumption, and one control group with sample size of 60 individuals in each group. Six months after intervention, the level of vitamin D in serum of all subjects was measured and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used to determine the subjects' general health.<br>
<strong>Results</strong>: The results showed that the group which were educated to improve preventive behaviors and also were prescribed supplemental vitamin D was significantly better than the other groups regarding vitamin D deficiency improvement and general health score (P < 0.05). Combination of complementary and education was more effective than the other methods and significantly improved the general health (PV < 0.0001)<br>
<strong>Conclusion</strong>: This study showed the simultaneous supplementary prescription and preventive behavior education was the most effective to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D deficiency,Vitamin D supplement,General Health,Preventive Behaviors
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http://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-32-10915-5&slc_lang=en&sid=32
Zahra
Goli Rostami
Zahra
Goli Rostami
1003194753284600241996
1003194753284600241996
No
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Sadighe Sadat
Tavafian
Sadighe Sadat
Tavafian
1003194753284600241997
1003194753284600241997
Yes
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Elaheh
Dolatshahi
Elaheh
Dolatshahi
1003194753284600241998
1003194753284600241998
No
Alborz Medical Sciences University, Karaj, Iran.
Alborz Medical Sciences University, Karaj, Iran.