Effect of an educational intervention using the extended parallel process model on preventive lifestyle for metabolic syndrome among Iranian employees.

ABSTRACT: Given the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among employees and the role of lifestyle in its prevention, this study examined the effect of an educational intervention based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) to promote a preventive lifestyle for MetS among Iranian employees. This parallel-group randomized clinical trial was conducted at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in Iran from 2022 to 2023. A total of 144 employees without MetS were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 72) or the control group (n = 72). Data were collected using two instruments to assess the EPPM variables and preventive lifestyle for MetS at baseline and six months after the intervention. The educational intervention for the intervention group was implemented over four week

SUBMITTER: Hosseini Zijoud SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647569 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature