Prenatal Attitudes and Beliefs About Health
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescence, Pregnancy, Telemedicine
Brief summary
Currently little is known about the health beliefs and behaviors of pregnant adolescents. The goal of this pilot study is to educate pregnant adolescents via social media about nutrition and fitness during pregnancy and to evaluate their health beliefs and behaviors before and after receiving this information. Data collected will provide new information on which to base subsequent research and can be used to inform nutritional guidelines or public health programming for this vulnerable age group.
Detailed description
The purpose of this pilot study is to find out if receiving electronic health information (e.g. text messages and Facebook posts) during pregnancy changes how pregnant teens think about their prenatal health and if fetal and maternal health outcomes can be improved. This study aims to: 1. Assess the impact of providing health information to pregnant adolescents (through Facebook and text messages) on fetal and maternal health outcomes across pregnancy. 2. Assess maternal nutrition knowledge using a brief questionnaire before and after the social media intervention. 3. Evaluate adolescent beliefs, attitudes and influences on dietary, physical activity, and life choices by asking teens to participate in interviews and focus groups. 4. Evaluate adolescent beliefs, attitudes and influences on dietary, physical activity and life choices through the perspective of healthcare providers by interviewing allied health workers at the adolescent pregnancy clinic.
Interventions
Health messages provided via a private Facebook group and cellular text messages will be provided across gestation.
Sponsors
University of Rochester
Cornell University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* English speaking pregnant adolescents who have enrolled in the Vitamin D Status Impacts Inflammation and Risk of Infections during Pregnancy study (Clinical Trials ID: NCT01815047) and indicated interest on the consent form to participate in additional studies will be eligible to participate in this study. In order to participate, adolescents will have agreed to be contacted for future studies. Adolescents who are \< 18 y, carrying a single fetus and between 12-30 weeks of gestation will be eligible to participate in this study. * Healthcare providers (\> 18) who work at the adolescent maternity clinic and interact with pregnant adolescents will be eligible to participate in this study. This would include nurses, midwives, nutritionists, physicians, and social workers of all ages and genders.
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent health attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and behaviors | Change from baseline in health beliefs and behaviors at 40 weeks | Teens will receive text messages from study staff and health information will be posted to a private Facebook group page. They will be able to interact with one another and discuss further the topics that are posted to their group page or that they have received via text message. Before they receive any of these messages, they will complete a baseline nutrition knowledge survey and participate in a focus group/interview. Midway through the study, teens will complete a survey about their digital media usage. Close to delivery, the teens will complete a second nutrition knowledge survey and participate in a final focus group/interview. All discussions will be related to diet, physical activity and general behaviors that teens engage in independently for prenatal care. All interviews and focus groups will be recorded so that transcripts can be made and common themes identified. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare provider views | From date of enrollment, up to 40 weeks | Healthcare providers will be interviewed individually or in focus groups as key informants in order to gain a different view of pregnant adolescent health behaviors. Health professionals will complete a short demographic survey and participate in one interview in which they will be asked about general health advice they share with teens and how they perceive pregnant adolescent health behaviors. All interviews will be recorded so that transcripts can be made and common themes identified. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed