TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum
AU - Hausenblas, Heather A.
AU - Brewer, Britton W.
AU - Van Raalte, Judy L.
AU - Cook, Brian
AU - Downs, Danielle Symons
AU - Weis, Carol Ann
AU - Nigg, Claudio
AU - Cruz, Amelia
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - 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™ 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.
AB - 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™ 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.017
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 18068940
AN - SCOPUS:37849021342
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 70
SP - 215
EP - 219
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 2
ER -