TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptability and feasibility of a sedentary behavior reduction program during pregnancy
T2 - A semi-experimental study
AU - Kawajiri, Maiko
AU - Nakamura, Yasuka
AU - Yoshida, Mikako
AU - Takeishi, Yoko
AU - Masaki, Ai
AU - Iwasaki, Yuki
AU - Sato, Satomi
AU - Kodera, Yuri
AU - Chiba, Kazumi
AU - Yoshizawa, Toyoko
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by JSPS KAKENHI, grant number 18J12156.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is associated with maternal benefits. Therefore, innovative strategies that promote PA are needed. This study investigated the acceptability and feasibility of a sedentary behavior (SB) reduction program during pregnancy. The study employed a semi-experimental research design using historical control subjects. The intervention group program consisted of individual face-to-face guidance, automatic alerts during SB from wearable devices, and self-monitoring of SB patterns, from 20 gestation weeks to delivery. PA and SB, assessed using a wearable device, were compared with those of the control group at 24–27 (T1) and 32–35 (T2) weeks of gestation. In 56 women, the mean wearing time was 90.2 days in the intervention phase. The response rate to automatic SB alerts was 55.5% at T1 and 63.0% at T2. Self-monitoring more than twice or thrice a week was 77.8% at T1 and 59.3% at T2. There was no significant difference in the cumulative SB time at T2 between the two groups (F = 2.31, p = 0.132). This program appears to be acceptable and feasible for pregnant women; however, SB reduction effect of the intervention remains unclear. Improvements to increase the response rate to automatic SB alerts and the frequency of self-monitoring are needed.
AB - Physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is associated with maternal benefits. Therefore, innovative strategies that promote PA are needed. This study investigated the acceptability and feasibility of a sedentary behavior (SB) reduction program during pregnancy. The study employed a semi-experimental research design using historical control subjects. The intervention group program consisted of individual face-to-face guidance, automatic alerts during SB from wearable devices, and self-monitoring of SB patterns, from 20 gestation weeks to delivery. PA and SB, assessed using a wearable device, were compared with those of the control group at 24–27 (T1) and 32–35 (T2) weeks of gestation. In 56 women, the mean wearing time was 90.2 days in the intervention phase. The response rate to automatic SB alerts was 55.5% at T1 and 63.0% at T2. Self-monitoring more than twice or thrice a week was 77.8% at T1 and 59.3% at T2. There was no significant difference in the cumulative SB time at T2 between the two groups (F = 2.31, p = 0.132). This program appears to be acceptable and feasible for pregnant women; however, SB reduction effect of the intervention remains unclear. Improvements to increase the response rate to automatic SB alerts and the frequency of self-monitoring are needed.
KW - Accelerometer
KW - Behavioral change
KW - Mobile health
KW - Nursing intervention
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Sitting time
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U2 - 10.3390/healthcare8040439
DO - 10.3390/healthcare8040439
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104337097
VL - 8
JO - Healthcare (Switzerland)
JF - Healthcare (Switzerland)
SN - 2227-9032
IS - 4
M1 - 439
ER -