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SCT-Based Health Promotion in Older Adults
Sponsor: Akdeniz University
Summary
This study will be conducted to compare the effects of Peer- and Nurse-Led Health Protection and Promotion Training Programs Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) on the health behaviors of older adults. This research will be carried out in two stages as a mixed-methods study with an embedded mixed-method design. The first stage has been planned as a parallel two-arm non-randomized experimental study. This stage will be conducted between October and December 2025 in two separate elderly homes where older adults are densely located in the Muratpaşa district of Antalya province. The sample size has been calculated as 108 older adults (Intervention-1 Peer Leadership: 54, Intervention-2 Nurse Leadership: 54). In the Intervention-1 group, the intervention will be implemented for 12 weeks through the Health Protection and Promotion Training Program Based on SCT under peer leadership, and the same interventions will be carried out in the Intervention-2 group under nurse leadership. Outcomes will be measured before the intervention and 12 weeks after the intervention using the Elderly Health Promotion Scale, Health Protection and Promotion Behavior Checklist, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Health Seeking Behavior Scale. In the second stage, in order to evaluate the intervention process and experiences multidimensionally, it is aimed to deeply understand the experiences of older adults receiving peer-led intervention, older adults receiving nurse-led intervention, and peer leaders by using multiple data sources within the framework of qualitative research and a phenomenological approach. In the qualitative phase, the data will be collected based on the maximum variation sampling method through face-to-face in-depth individual interviews using semi-structured interview forms in the workshops of both elderly homes in January 2026.
Official title: Comparison of the Effects of Social Cognitive Theory-Based Peer- and Nurse-Led Health Promotion and Prevention Education Programs on the Health Behavıors of Older Adults: A Study Protocol
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
108
Start Date
2025-10-01
Completion Date
2026-07
Last Updated
2026-05-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Peer-Led Health Protection and Promotion Training Program
The Peer-Led Health Protection and Promotion Training Program based on SCT aims to improve health behaviors, increase self-efficacy, and promote appropriate health-seeking behaviors among older adults with low or moderate levels of health promotion practices. Implemented in the Intervention-1 group, this program is defined as the ÖNDER (Self-efficacious Individuals-Qualified Guidance-Experience Sharing-Active Participation-Role Model) Program and was developed according to the Taba-Tyler Model. The program includes interactive group education; demonstration and guided use of Google Fit and E-Pulse applications; WhatsApp groups for peer interaction; peer walking activities; individual phone calls; digital reminders (messages, brochures, videos); peer meetings; and achievement badges. Interventions will be conducted by peer leaders in the workshop classroom and garden of the elderly home.
Health Protection and Promotion Training Program under the Leadership of a Public Health Nurse
The SCT-based Nurse-Led Health Protection and Promotion Training Program implemented in the Intervention-2 Nurse Leadership group has the same aim, duration, and weekly plan as the Intervention-1 Peer Leadership group and is conducted under nurse leadership. The program applied to the Intervention-2 Nurse Leadership group is briefly defined as the REHBER (Reflection-Education-Nurse Leadership-Information-Activation-Routine Formation) Program. The SCT-based Health Protection and Promotion Training Program provided to this group was also developed according to the Taba-Tyler Model.
Locations (1)
Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)