Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Aug 6;22(1):1501.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13873-8.

Educational intervention program based on health belief model and neck pain prevention behaviors in school teachers in Tehran

Zohreh Moradi  1 , Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian  2 , Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi  3   4
Affiliations
Randomized Controlled Trial

Educational intervention program based on health belief model and neck pain prevention behaviors in school teachers in Tehran

Zohreh Moradi et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders as one of the most common occupational health problems among the working population in both developed and developing countries is an important necessity and priority. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention program based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) to increase awareness, perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and self-efficacy in adopting neck health-promoting behaviors in school teachers.

Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental of the randomized clinical trial that was conducted for 6 months (December 2020 to July 2021). Participants were 146 junior high school teachers were selected from 26 schools through random sampling and divided into two groups of intervention and control. The data collection instrument was the self-design questionnaire and was completed in three points of time (before, immediately, and 3 months after the intervention). The data were analyzed by software version 24 SPSS.

Results: The results showed that awareness, perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits and barriers, and self-efficacy in adopting neck health-promoting behaviors in the intervention group increased in two points of time (immediately after the intervention and 3 months of follow-up) (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Designing and implementing an educational intervention based on HBM could affect in adopting neck health-promoting behaviors among teachers.

Trial registration: IRCT20210301050542N1, 16/03/2021 first registration has been approved in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials at (16/03/2021).

Keywords: Educational intervention; Health belief model; Occupational neck pain; Teachers.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Consort flow diagram
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Shuai J, Yue P, Li L, Liu F, Wang S. Assessing the effects of an educational program for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:1211. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1211. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ehsani F, Mohseni-Bandpei MA, Fernández-De-Las-Peñas C, Javanshir K. Neck pain in Iranian school teachers: prevalence and risk factors. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018;22:64–68. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.04.003. - DOI - PubMed
    1. MM K. Work related musculoskeletal disorders among preparatory school teachers in Egypt. Egypt J Occup Med. 2017;41:115–126. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2017.965. - DOI
    1. Solis-Soto MT, Solis-Soto A, Parra M, Radon K. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers from urban and rural areas in Chuquisaca, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017;18:425. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1785-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Babamiri M, Heidarimoghadam R, Saidnia H, Mohammadi Y, Joudaki J. Investigation of the role of mental workload, fatigue, and sleep quality in the development of musculoskeletal disorders. J Occup Hyg Eng. 2019;5:1–7. doi: 10.29252/johe.5.4.1. - DOI

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources