Pregnancy Related
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester).
Detailed description
Based on the TPB, this study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester). Moreover, the study will explore the effect factors, predictors and transition factors regarding pregnant women's regular exercise intention and behavior across trimesters.
Interventions
OTHERno intervention
standard prenatal care
Sponsors
Mackay Medical College
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion criteria were women in 8-16 weeks of gestation with a singleton pregnancy who had no obstetric or medical complications
Exclusion criteria
* Excluded were those who had American college of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) absolutely contraindication exercise, such as insulin-dependent diabetes, gestational diabetes, hypertension, and multiple-gestation pregnancies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of physical activity across different trimesters of pregnancy | The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks) | The pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to measure women's physical activity during pregnancy |
| Change of symptom distress across different trimesters of pregnancy | The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks) | The pregnancy-related symptom Disturbance was used to measure women's symptom disturbance. The highest total score was severe levels of pregnancy-related distress. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed