TY - JOUR JF - payeshj JO - Payesh VL - 15 IS - 5 PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/10/01 TI - The effectiveness of theory-based multimedia software on exercise behavior and physical activity among women: The Women and Active Life Study TT - اثربخشی نرم افزار چندرسانه ای نظریه محور"بانوان و زندگی فعال" بر رفتار ورزشی و شاخص های آمادگی جسمانی مرتبط با سلامتی در زنان تهرانی N2 - Objective (s): The purpose of this intervention was to evaluate a theory-driven instructional multimedia about exercise behavior and health-related physical fitness among women in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial. In all a random sample of 130 women who were living in institutional houses in Tehran, Iran (2014) participated in the study. We designed ‘Women and Active Life’ self-taught multimedia based on the expanded theory of planned behavior (TPB) using the Flash and ActionScript3 software. This multimedia consisted of a menu with six principal actions (particularly educational sessions). The expected outcomes were analyzed at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-intervention. Results: Administering educational package was conducive in increasing and sustaining all outcome measures including the developed TPB constructs, cardiopulmonary fitness, muscular strength/endurance and flexibility in the experimental group at 3 and 6 months post-education, respectively (P<0.001). Additionally we observed that body fat percentage, waist to hip ratio and body mass index reduced and retained (P<0.001). However, no significant changes occurred in aforesaid variables in the control group (P>0.05). Conclusion: Utilizing new technologies such as interactive multimedia grounded on the expended TPB led to improved exercise behavior, aerobic/muscular fitness and body composition in women. SP - 549 EP - 558 AU - Zeinab Gholamnia Shirvani, AU - Fazlollah Ghofranipour, AU - Reza Gharakhanlou, AU - Farideh Yaghmaei, AD - Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran KW - Exercise Behavior KW - Physical Activity KW - Theory of Planned Behavior KW - Planning KW - Multimedia KW - Physical Fitness UR - http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-154-en.html ER -