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Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum
Heather A Hausenblas1, Britton W Brewer, Judy L Van Raalte
1Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8205, USA. heatherh@hhp.ufl.edu
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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