Educational intervention program based on BASNEF Model on preventing Osteoporosis among women refereed to health center affiliated to TUMS

Determination of the effect of BASNEF model educational intervention on health promotion behaviors for prevention of osteoporosis in women member of health centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

In this research, 162 eligible women aged 30 to 49 years old referring to the health centers of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences were chosen purposefully and a code was allocated to each one of them Then, women were randomly divided into two control and intervention groups.

Study population includes women aged 30 to 49 years old attending the health centers in south of Tehran. sample size is 162(81 participants intervention group and 81 participants in control group). In this study there has been employed BASNEF questionnaire including demographic information, the structures of BASNEF model, HPLPII question. Pre-test is taken from both groups. Intervention program will take place over a month of training sessions (four weeks with one session weekly) in form of blended education training (lecture ,question and answer). Every session will take 30 to 45 minutes. In these sessions, the attempt is sharing necessary information to Prevent osteoporosis preventive behaviors . Six months later, in order to assess the interventional program effects, the questionnaire will be completed again for both groups. The study not blinded

Criteria for entering the study: Women aged 30 to 49 years old who go to the health centers of southern Tehran and who have not been postmenopausal and have the consent to participate in the study. Non-inclusion criteria: Specific disease, menopause, unwillingness to participate in the study.

The study consists of 162 women aged 30 to 49 who are not specific illnesses and are not suffering from postmenopausal women.The 162 patients included 81 in the intervention group and 81 in the control group.The tool of this study is a questionnaire based on the BASNEF model. we are taken pre-test from each of them.then For the intervention group, one-month training sessions (4weeks and each week one session) are conducted as a combined intervention (lecture, question and answer) intervention.Each training session is 30 to 45 minutes. During these sessions, provide information on the prevention of osteoporosis and preventive measures.

The training with the BASNEF model, according to the structures that this model has, can enhance the preventive behaviors of osteoporosis.

Sampling method will be done by simple random method. In this way, after the list of health centers in south Tehran, randomly selected four centers, then the two groups will be placed in the group and two centers will be placed in the comparison group. Finally, by referring to each center and coordinating with the responsible, the samples will be selected by simple random sampling with a coupled number to reach the desired sample size. These samples come together on special days at the health center, and they are invited to participate in the study by familiarizing them with the subjects and expressing the research goals.