Self-efficacy and health promotion behaviors of older adults in Iran

• Mohammad ali Morowatisharifabad

  Tarbiat Modares University

• Fazlollah Ghofranipour

  Tarbiat Modares University

• Alireza Hidarnia

  Tarbiat Modares University

• Gholamreza Babaee Ruchi

  Tarbiat Modares University

• Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush

  Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Increasing healthy behaviors is the major challenge facing health professionals and populations globally. Our purpose in this study was to ascertain if a relationship exists between self-efficacy and health promotion behaviors in a sample of older Iranian adults. The organizing framework for the study was Pender’s (1996) revised Health Promotion Model. The study participants were 102 community-dwelling old people residing in Yazd district. The results supported Pender’s Health Promotion Model in which self-efficacy accounted for 58% of variance in health promotion behaviors. Health promotion behaviors were found to be correlated with level of education. Additionally, there were associations between self-efficacy and gender, marital status, and level of education. It was concluded that interventions aimed at improving self-efficacy may improve health promotion behaviors of older adults.

1. Mohammad ali Morowatisharifabad, Tarbiat Modares University
   Health Education Department
2. Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Tarbiat Modares University
   Health Education Department
3. Alireza Hidarnia, Tarbiat Modares University
   Health Education Department
4. Gholamreza Babaee Ruchi, Tarbiat Modares University
   Biostatistics Department
5. Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
   Environment Health Department

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