Effect of Education on Physical Activity among the Rural Elderly in Zabol City
نویسندگان
1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
4 Health Center of Urmia, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
5 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
doi
10.18502/ehj.v4i2.257چکیده
Introduction: One of the most important causes of chronic diseases in elderly people is lack of physical activity. Studies have shown that lack of physical activity in the elderly causes osteoporosis, obesity, depression and sudden death from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. The aim of this study was ...