Effects of a home-based programme on physical activity among undergraduate female students in Iraq

• Main Authors: Noori, Jian Abdullah, Soh, Kim Geok, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan, Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani, Ahmed, Nabeel Abdulwahab
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59230/1/Effects_of_a_Home-based_Programme_on_Physical_Activity_among_Undergraduate_Female_Students_in_Iraq.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59230/; http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/195

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of home-based programme to improve physical activity among undergraduate female students in Iraq. The participants were Iraqi sedentary undergraduate female students (N=44) who were assigned to two groups consisted of experimental group (N=22) and control group (N=22) respectively. The experimental group received a 12-week home based intervention programme which focuses on PA, while the control group were maintaining their usual life. Measurements for all the variables were taken prior to the intervention (pre-test), at week 6 (post-test1), and after 12 weeks (post-test2). The results of Mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance shows a statistically significant between the mean test scores in the pre-test, post-test1, and post-test2 measurements of PA in the experimental group. This study provided evidence that home-based intervention programme which focused on physical activity had a significant effect on improving physical activity.