title: [Development and evaluation of a small group-based cardiocerebrovascular disease prevention education program for male bus drivers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to examine effects of a small group-based cardiocerebrovascular disease (CVD) prevention education program on knowledge, stage of change and health behavior among male bus drivers with CVD risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 68 male bus drivers recruited from two urban bus companies. Participants from the two groups were selected by matching age, education and risk factors. Experimental group (n=34) received a small group-based CVD prevention education program 8 times over 6 weeks and 3 times through telephone interviews at 2-week intervals. Data were collected between December, 2010 and March, 2011, and were analyzed using chi-square test, t-test, and repeated measure analysis of variance with SPSS/Win18.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Experimental group showed significantly higher scores in CVD prevention knowledge (p<.001) and health behavior (p<.001) at 6 and 12 weeks after intervention. Participants in pre-contemplation and contemplation stages made progress to contemplation and action. This was significantly better at 6 and 12 weeks after intervention (p<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that small group-based education programs for CVD prevention are effective in increasing knowledge, stage of change, and health behavior to prevent CVD among male bus drivers with CVD risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Seonam University, Namwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seon Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004041:Dietary Fats; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats