title: Applying Transtheoretical Model to Promote Physical Activities Among Women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Physical activity is one of the most important indicators of health in communities but different studies conducted in the provinces of Iran showed that inactivity is prevalent, especially among women.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Inadequate regular physical activities among women, the importance of education in promoting the physical activities, and lack of studies on the women using transtheoretical model, persuaded us to conduct this study with the aim of determining the application of transtheoretical model in promoting the physical activities among women of Isfahan.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research was a quasi-experimental study which was conducted on 141 women residing in Isfahan, Iran. They were randomly divided into case and control groups. In addition to the demographic information, their physical activities and the constructs of the transtheoretical model (stages of change, processes of change, decisional balance, and self-efficacy) were measured at 3 time points; preintervention, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Finally, the obtained data were analyzed through t test and repeated measures ANOVA test using SPSS version 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that education based on the transtheoretical model significantly increased physical activities in 2 aspects of intensive physical activities and walking, in the case group over the time. Also, a high percentage of people have shown progress during the stages of change, the mean of the constructs of processes of change, as well as pros and cons. On the whole, a significant difference was observed over the time in the case group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that interventions based on the transtheoretical model can promote the physical activity behavior among women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Asiyeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pirzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Firoozeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mostafavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Fazllolah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghofranipour
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Awat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feizi
keywords: Educational Model; Exercise; Health Education
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