M Rahimian - MSc, Health Education Department, Health School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
M Mohammadi - PhD, Health Education Department, Health School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
A Mehri - PhD, Health Education Department, Health School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
M.H Rakhshani - PhD, Health Education Department, Health School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

Aims Regular physical activity can reduce the burden of chronic diseases, such as heartdisease, diabetes, and some cancers, and can prevent early death. This study examined theimpact of performing health promotion model intervention on physical activity of the healthvolunteers.Materials & Methods This cross-sectional research is part of a three-month Interveningstudy started in 2015 on 80 health volunteers in Torbat-e Jaam City, Iran, which was selectedby multistage random sampling method and participants were divided into two interventionaland control groups. A Demographic Questionnaire and The Persian version of InternationalPhysical Activity Questionnaire were used to collect data. The data was analyzed in SPSS 16using independent T, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression tests.Findings Before the intervention the mean of perceived benefit score was 31.3±4.5 that wasevaluated as good but self-efficacy and behavior scores were 5.8±4.1 and 912.4±750.8 thatwere assessed as poor . Physical activity had positive correlation with perceived benefits,self-efficacy, commitment, positive, emotion and situational influences and a negativecorrelation with perceived barriers. Overall 66.8% of the physical activity was predicted byPender’s Health Promotion Model variables. There was a significant difference between themean scores of physical activity and other structures of HPM in the experimental group afterthe intervention and its score before intervention.Conclusion Educational program based on Pender’s health promotion model is effective inimproving physical activity of health volunteers.

Physical Activity; Attitude of Health Personnel; Health Promotion