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. 2022 Jan 15;22:13. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01593-5

Table 1.

Content of training sessions based on the theory of planned behavior

Session/concept Educational content Educational method
First Explaining the effects and complications of obesity and overweight, the importance of preventing chronic diseases, and encouraging the use of a healthy diet, and physical activity and also discussed about them Brainstorming thinking، and discuss the positive consequences
Knowledge and attitude
Second Provide statistics on the complications of obesity، Provide facts about obesity and not doing exercise and the problems caused by them Lectures, preparation of fact sheets
Knowledge and attitude
Third and fourth Discussing and Examining beliefs individual and social, and Normative social groups about the physiological-psychosocial effects of obesity, It was held in the presence of women's wives or a family member and officials of health centers Includes role-playing and psychological play and panel discussion and videoclips
Subjective Norms
Fifth and sixth Discuss identifying negative moods and replacing them with rational and positive thoughts, helping people identify barriers to behavior and overcoming barriers. A 41-year-old woman who was able to lose weight with physical activity and proper nutrition was invited to talk about obesity and its problems and how to lose weight for people Discussion of facilitators and incentives and breaking behavior into small steps and reducing inhibitors and stress caused by behavior change and videoclips
Perceived
Behavioral control
Seventh and eighth Discuss and help people identify high-risk situations and improve coping skills with high-risk situations, discuss the benefits of healthy eating and exercise and its positive effects on health, discuss the harms of sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating Lectures, questions and answers, group discussion, videoclips and PowerPoint
Intention
Ninth and tenth Weaknesses, fears, communication problems, positive and negative experiences were identified and discussed Provide opportunities for appropriate encouragement and collective feedback lectures, questions and answers, group discussion, videoclips and PowerPoint
Behavior
Eleventh Family walks and group sports in the park Lectures, questions and answers, group discussion, videoclips and PowerPoint
Walking, running, rhythmic movements
Teaching how and steps to do physical activity, warming up, main activity and cooling down
Twelfth Summarizing and reviewing training sessions and presenting and expressing people's experiences Lectures, questions and answers, group discussion, videoclips and PowerPoint