Abstract
We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effects of an osteoporosis prevention program using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skill (IMB) model in older adult women in this preliminary study. Korean women ≥65 years were randomly assigned to control (N=21) and intervention (N=23) groups. The intervention group participated in an IMB model-based, 12-week osteoporosis prevention program. The primary outcome was osteoporosis prevention behavior over time in both groups directly before, immediately after (post-test 1), and 4 weeks after (post-test 2) the intervention. Participants had a higher retention and attendance rate for the intervention, and the osteoporosis prevention behavior of the intervention group at post-test 1 and post-test 2 had significantly improved. The program based on the IMB model may be a feasible and effective intervention for osteoporosis prevention behavior in older adult women.
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