Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

卷:70

Article; Proceedings Paper

Hausenblas, Heather A.¹  Cook, Brian¹  Downs, Danielle Symons²  Weis, Carol Ann³  Nigg, Claudio⁴  Cruz, Amelia¹ 

[1] Univ Florida, Coll Hlth & Human Performance, Dept Appl Physiol & Kinesiol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[2] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[3] Toronto Chiropractor Coll, Torrance, CA USA

[4] Univ Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

关键词: physical activity;    women;    health;    transtheoretical model;    theory of planned behavior;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.017

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To meet the need for an interactive product on exercise during pregnancy and postpartum, we developed and evaluated a personally tailored multimedia CD-ROM. Methods: Pregnant and postpartum women, who were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (PregXercise(TM) CD-ROM) or the control group (CD-ROM with neutral content), navigated through the CD-ROM for 1 h. Main outcomes were exercise self-efficacy and knowledge. Results: In analyses of covariance, compared with the control group, the experimental group had significant increases in self-efficacy and knowledge. Conclusion: The multimedia CD-ROM delivering information about exercise motivation, guidelines, and prescription was effective in improving exercise self-efficacy and knowledge. Practice implications: Our preliminary results illustrate that healthcare professionals and researchers may use interactive multimedia for improving exercise behavior and related outcomes with pregnant and postpartum women. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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