Abstract

Aging comes with its associated problem. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of nutritional instruction on changes related to the nutrition behavior in the elderly population. The population consists of all elderly people in Bijar. 120 senior citizens (Male, female), over 60 years old, with a cluster sampling, including two stages were selected in a semi-experimental method and were placed in two groups (control and intervention). Measuring nutrition was done for both groups in two stages; one before instruction and the second was two months after receiving the instruction. Eventually, data were collected via nutrition questionnaire and analyzed by statistical test using SPSS. Findings showed that nutrition instruction significantly affects nutrition awareness in the elders. The results had a significant effect on their information about nutrition . Significant differences were observed between male and female senior citizen according to the level of information about nutrition. Instructing old people about nutrition helps to improve their awareness and attitude and causes changes and improvements of nutritional behaviors in their life. The level of information in the female seniors was more than the male seniors and also the permanent information was more observed in older people living in cities than villages.