en Promoting the Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women. Trans-Theoretical Model based intervention Authors: تخصصي Special <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Sedentary lifestyle in postmenopausal women decreases their health and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the effect of theoretical education on leisure-time physical activity in postmenopausal women.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">In a quasi-experimental study, 200 women referring to health centers through a multi-stage sampling method and inclusion criteria were allocated to control and experimental groups. The data collecting tools were a standardized researcher-made questionnaire containing demographic and specific questions relating to the trans-theoretical model and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">After the need assessment, the educational program including content, media, and educational method was designed. The subjects in the experimental group participated in three training and three group walking sessions. The educational program continued for four months. After three months, the data in both groups were recollected and analyzed, using the descriptive statistics (Mean, Percentage) and analytic tests (Independent sample t-test, Spearman correlation coefficient test, and linear regression test). P-value was set at &le; 0.05.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">After the intervention, the percentage of people in the Pre-contemplation in the intervention group decreased significantly (80% to 17%). On the other hand, in the control group, there was not any meaningful decrease (89% to 79%). Also, the mean score of the leisure time in the intervention group, in comparison with the control group, increase significantly from 226.8 &plusmn; 579.9 to 903.6 &plusmn; 99.5, (P<0.05).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The results showed that the Trans-Theoretical Model is a suitable framework for promoting physical activities in postmenopausal women.</span></span></span></span></span></div> Postmenopausal women, Physical Activity, Intervention : Postmenopausal women, Physical Activity, Intervention. 42 50 http://jrhms.thums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-71-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Gholamreza Masoudy غلامرضا مسعودی masoudy55@yahoo.com 1003194753284600469 1003194753284600469 No Assistant Professor, PhD in Teaching English, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran مرکز تحقیقات ارتقای سلامت زاهدان. دانشگاه علپزشکی زاهدان Ashraf Sadat Dehghani اشرف السادات دهقانی a.s_dehghani@yahoo.com 1003194753284600468 1003194753284600468 Yes Birjand of University of Medical sciences. Quein Heralthcenter کارشناس ارشد آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زاهدان، زاهدان ایران , Hossein Ansari حسین انصاری smithepi@gmail.com 1003194753284600470 1003194753284600470 No Associate Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. دانشگاه علوم زاهدان مرکز تحقیقات ارتقای سلامت زاهدان Mohammad Hadi Abbbsi محمدهادی عباسی 1003194753284600471 1003194753284600471 No Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زاهدان، مرکز تحقیقات ارتقای سلامت. , Hossein Bagheri حسین باقری 1003194753284600472 1003194753284600472 No Assistant Professor, PhD in Teaching English, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran استادیار، دکترای آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زاهدان، زاهدان، ایران. Javad Shahraki جواد شهرکی shahrakijavad@gmail.com 1003194753284600473 1003194753284600473 No Master of Health Education.Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. کارشناس ارشد آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زاهدان، زاهدان ایران