The effect of virtual education on the healthy lifestyle of pregnant women: An experimental study based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory

Document Type : Original article

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1 MsC of Community Health Nursing, school of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.

2 Instructor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

10.22038/nnj.2025.83127.1462

Abstract

Background and Aims: Adopting a health-promoting lifestyle is a crucial strategy for achieving favorable pregnancy outcomes and positively impacting the future health of both the mother and her child. Virtual education is a type of distance learning in which cyberspace is the learning and teaching platform. Using virtual education has many advantages; Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of virtual lifestyle education based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory in pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2020 on 90 pregnant women who were referred to health centers in Ferdows city. Women with inclusion criteria were divided into two intervention and control groups by simple random assignment. The intervention group received virtual lifestyle education based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory twice a week for 4 weeks at the health center, and the control group received routine care. To collect data, the Walker Demographic Characteristics and Health Promoting Lifestyle Questionnaires were used, which were completed before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention. Results were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software.
Results: The lifestyle score before intervention was (93.11 ± 10.60) in the intervention group and (94.93 ± 9.29) in the control group, which did not differ significantly (p=0.38). The lifestyle score immediately after the intervention and one month after the intervention in the intervention group increased significantly compared to the control group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Virtual lifestyle education based on self-efficacy theory has had positive effects on the lifestyle of pregnant women.

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Volume 27, Issue 92
March 2025
Pages 34-45

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