The Effect of Three Training Methods (Giving Lecture, Questions and Answers, Pamphlet) On Nutritional Status and Permanent Nutritional Knowledge for Elders in Bandar Abbas Download PDF

Purpose: it is aimed to compare the effect of three training methods (giving lecture, questions and answers, Pamphlet) on nutritional status and permanent nutritional knowledge for elders in Bandar Abbas. Materials and methods for this study are semi-experimental (with three experimental groups and a control one). Statistical population consists of all ver-60 year old elders (240 people). By purpose, 120 of them who had inclusion criterion were selected in this study. And randomly they were placed in control and experiment groups. Intervention was done with methods of Pamphlet, questions and answer and giving lecture and no intervention was taken for control group. Questionnaires about nutritional knowledge and permanent nutritional information were used to collect data. Finally variance analysis test with repeated measurements and two-factor variance analysis with Spss software were applied to analyze the data. Results: showed that giving lecture method was not significant to improve nutritional status and nutritional knowledge for elders. The method with questions and answers was significant to improve nutritional status and nutritional knowledge for elders (p<0/05). The pamphlet method was significant to improve permanent nutritional knowledge but it wasn’t significant for nutritional status among elders (p>0/05). Conclusion: the intervention included significant effect to improve nutritional status and permanent nutritional knowledge among old people in Bandar Abbas.