title: Two distinct training methods for a doctrine of life with healthy heart in a low socioeconomic society model.
abstract: This study was conducted in three stages in a semi-rural region of Eskisehir, Turkey. In the first stage, individuals selected by random sampling were evaluated for cardiovascular disease risk factors. In the second stage, Group I and Group II training materials were randomly distributed. In the third stage, the subjects were screened one year later to assess and determine if there had been any changes in their attitudes towards the dangers of cardiovascular diseases. The number of active smokers significantly decreased after the training in the both groups. The percentage of people with regulated blood pressure exhibited an increase in Group II more than Group I.
authors.affiliation: Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Public Health Department, Meselik-Eskisehir, Turkey. selmamet@ogu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Metintas
authors.forename: Cemalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kalyoncu
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arikan
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D009043:Motor Activity; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology