The effect of BASNEF model-based education on nutritional behavior of middle-aged women with overweight and obesity

Women need more nutritional attention due to the physiological changes they experience during life, especially middle age. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of education based on BASNEF model on the nutritional behavior of overweight and obese middle-aged women

This quasi-experimental was performed in 2016 on 140 middle-aged women with overweight and obesity under the auspices of Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire and analyzed by Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests using SPSS software version 26.

The mean age of women in the intervention and control groups was 43.30 and 41.65, respectively. Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of variables and structures of BASNEF model (p> 0.05). After the intervention, there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of means of BASNEF model instruments (p >0.05).

Implementing an educational program based on the BASNEF model can, in addition to raising the awareness of middle-aged women about healthy eating, by emphasizing enabling factors and behavioral intent, improve some of the nutritional behaviors of middle-aged women.