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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: had two training sessions. In each session, the physician discused the benefits of doing exercise. He also explaind how to overcome obstacles and some of the general pri
Lifestyle
Control group: had two training sessions. In each session, the physician discused the benefits of doing exercise. He also explaind how to overcome obstacles and some of the general principles related
Intervention group: This group also had two training sessions. In each session, in addition to the routine 30 minutes training, an religious expert made a speech about religious education (The words o
Sponsors
Vice-chancellor for Research of Isfahan university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- Age above 60 2 – Willingness to participate in the study 3- Being Shiite 4- lack of any diseases or a serious disorder that prevents the participants from doing routine physical activity or participating in training sessions (verified by a physician) 5- Having no regular contact or daily conversations with those that have already been recruited in the study (this is to avoid contamination). Exclusion criteria:1- Showing signs of diseases that stops the person from participating in the training sessions or prevent him from doing minimum physical activity after the training sessions (verified by a physician) 2- Missing at least one of the training sessions for any reason
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity. Timepoint: before first intervention and after 4 weeks of second intervention. Method of measurement: A questionnaire that has been derived from CSM-PASE. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRamin Asgarian
Community medicine department, School of medicine, Isfahan university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed