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Table 1 Training sessions

From: Promoting the adoption of behaviors to prevent osteoporosis using the health belief model integrated with health literacy: quasi-experimental intervention study

Session number

Educational content

Time sessions

Session 1

Introducing the researcher and colleagues and expressing the educational goals; starting the training about the definition of osteoporosis, causes and symptoms and risk factors, diagnosis, complications.

90 min

Session 2

Healthy lifestyle; various strategies to prevent osteoporosis; the role of nutrition in preventing osteoporosis.

80 min

Session 3

Dietary benefits and barriers; following dietary recommendations.

90 min

Session 4

Self-efficacy in following a proper diet.

90 min

Session 5

Role of exercise and walking in preventing osteoporosis.

90 min

Session 6

How to calculate the amount of drug used and the times of its use; explain the concept of BMI and how to measure it.

80 min

Session 7

The importance of proper use and storage of drugs; the importance of preventing chronic diseases.

90 min

Session 8

The importance of using reliable sources in obtaining health information.

90 min

Session 9

Summarizing all the training materials and reviewing them and answering patients’ questions.

80 min