Pregnancy, Weight Gain
Conditions
Keywords
Prenatal Counseling, mHealth, Pregnant Women
Brief summary
To develop a pregnancy weight management application and service model for pregnant women, and to evaluate its feasibility and effects on gestational weight management and health behaviors during pregnancy.
Detailed description
This study will develop and evaluate a pregnancy weight management application and service model for pregnant women. Pregnant women will receive an app-based weight management intervention and related professional health services. The feasibility, user experience, and effects of the service model on gestational weight management and health behaviors will be evaluated.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPregnancy Weight Management Counseling
Participants will receive in-person pregnancy weight management counseling provided by healthcare professionals. The counseling will provide individualized guidance on pregnancy weight management and related health behaviors according to participants' needs.
Sponsors
Mackay Medical College
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women older than 20 years. * Pregnant women with pregnancy confirmed by an obstetrician. * Singleton pregnancy. * Planning to deliver at the participating hospital. * Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese. * Have access to a smartphone, computer, or tablet.
Exclusion criteria
* No access to a smartphone, computer, or tablet.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in body weight | Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention | Body weight will be measured in kilograms before and after the pregnancy weight management intervention. |
| Change in technology acceptance | Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention | Technology acceptance will be assessed using the 23-item Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire. Each item is rated from 0 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Higher scores indicate greater acceptance of the pregnancy weight management application. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in exercise self-efficacy | Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention | Exercise self-efficacy will be assessed using the exercise-related items of the Diet and Exercise Daily Life Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater exercise self-efficacy. |
| Change in dietary self-efficacy | Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention | Dietary self-efficacy will be assessed using the dietary-related items of the Diet and Exercise Daily Life Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater dietary self-efficacy. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
CONTACTChing Fang Lee, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChing Fang Lee, PhD
Mackay Medical College
Outcome results
None listed