TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Multi Activity Intervention on Health Behaviors among Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Communities in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand
AU - Manasathitpong, Nipon AU - Supannatas, Somjit AU - Tridech, Saksit AU - Schelp, Frank-Peter 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 161
EP  - 166
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2012.161.166
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2012.161.166
KW  - Multi-activity intervention
KW  -health behavior
KW  -middle-aged adult
KW  -rural community
KW  -Thailand
AB  - A pre-survey among the middle-aged adults in Ubon Ratchathani 
  province conducted by the researcher indicated high prevalence of physical inactivity, 
  dietary fat intake and cigarette smoking. These unhealthy behaviors are risk 
  factors of cardiovascular diseases which are leading causes of mortality in 
  the province. This action research aimed to develop a so-called Multi Activity 
  Intervention (MAI) for changing those three unhealthy behaviors among middle-aged 
  adults in rural communities and evaluate its effects and impacts. The MAI consisted 
  of five major activities: participatory learning, home visit, individual counseling, 
  group meeting and incentive giving. Two communities were purposively assigned 
  as an intervention group (n = 198) and a comparison group (n = 200). Participants 
  were middle-aged adults of 40-59 years. Data were collected by using interview 
  questionnaires at baseline, 3 and 6 months after participatory learning. Statistical 
  analyses employed descriptive statistics, &#967;<SUP>2</SUP>-test, independent 
  samples t-test and paired t-test. The results revealed that the MAI relatively 
  increased leisure time-related physical activity (p&lt;0.05) decreased dietary 
  fat intake (p&lt;0.05), increased stage of change scores for physical activity 
  and for dietary fat reduction (p&lt;0.05). It inspired 6 out of 11 smokers quit. 
  It had no impact on general health status, body mass index and waist circumference. 
  However, it relatively reduced mean total cholesterol level (p&lt;0.05) by 5.14% 
  and mean fasting blood sugar level by 4.28%. The MAI is effective and could 
  be applied to other age group for changing unhealthy behaviors.
ER  -