TY - JOUR
T1 - Stages of change, processes of change, and social support for exercise and weight gain in postpartum women
AU - Keller, Colleen
AU - Allan, Janet
AU - Tinkle, Mindy B.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Objectives: To test the extent to which social support and variables included in the Transtheoretical Model were explanatory for exercise initiation and weight maintenance in postpartum women. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design. Setting: Data were collected in the participant's homes. Participants: Postpartum women who had normal pregnancies were interviewed and measured on body fat, physical activity, and psychosocial scales. Main Outcome measure: (a) Stages of exercise change measure, (b) Seven Day Recall, (c) Friend and Family Support for Exercise Scale, (d) Processes of Change Questionnaire, and (e) body fat measures including body mass index and percent body fat. Results: Forty percent reported engaging in vigorous activity less than 1 hour daily, 55% walked less than four city blocks daily, and 52% engaged in less than 2 hours of vigorous weekend activity. Multilinear regression showed that the processes of change contributed 36% to the body mass index, and 21% of the variance in waist-thigh ratio. Of the processes of change, environmental reevaluation correlated significantly with body mass index. Conclusion: The impact of a woman's weight on others as well as information concerning the health effects of obesity and physical activity could enhance the initiation of exercise in the postpartum woman.
AB - Objectives: To test the extent to which social support and variables included in the Transtheoretical Model were explanatory for exercise initiation and weight maintenance in postpartum women. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design. Setting: Data were collected in the participant's homes. Participants: Postpartum women who had normal pregnancies were interviewed and measured on body fat, physical activity, and psychosocial scales. Main Outcome measure: (a) Stages of exercise change measure, (b) Seven Day Recall, (c) Friend and Family Support for Exercise Scale, (d) Processes of Change Questionnaire, and (e) body fat measures including body mass index and percent body fat. Results: Forty percent reported engaging in vigorous activity less than 1 hour daily, 55% walked less than four city blocks daily, and 52% engaged in less than 2 hours of vigorous weekend activity. Multilinear regression showed that the processes of change contributed 36% to the body mass index, and 21% of the variance in waist-thigh ratio. Of the processes of change, environmental reevaluation correlated significantly with body mass index. Conclusion: The impact of a woman's weight on others as well as information concerning the health effects of obesity and physical activity could enhance the initiation of exercise in the postpartum woman.
KW - Exercise
KW - Physical Activity
KW - Postpartum Weight
KW - Social support
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00030.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00030.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16620249
AN - SCOPUS:33744471645
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 35
SP - 232
EP - 240
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
IS - 2
ER -