Evaluation of Physical Activity Level and Related Factors in Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Period

ALTAŞ Z. M., LÜLECİ N. E., HIDIROĞLU S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.68, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605800
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Applied Science & Technology Source, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: neighborhood, physical activity, pregnant women, pregnancy physical activity questionnaire, inactivity, ACTIVITY PATTERNS, EXERCISE, WOMEN, RELIABILITY, RISK
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: It was aimed to determine the level of physical activity and related factors in pregnant women.Methods: The study is a mixed methods study. The participants are women applied to the pregnancy outpatient clinic of a hospital. The level of physical activity was assessed with the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. Sociodemographic questions and seven questions of the International Physical Activity Environment Module were asked. Besides, in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 women.Results: The study was conducted with 304 women. The median age was 29.0 (18.0-40.0) years. The mean total activity and sedentary activity scores were 195.8 +/- 107.9 and 37.22 +/- 31.08 MET-hours/week, respectively. Pregnant women were mostly involved in light-intensity and housework/caregiving activities. Most of the participants mentioned that they were less active than pre-pregnancy period. The most common reasons for being less active were weakness, fatigue, lack of time and complaints such as low back pain and nausea.Conclusion: More than half of the pregnant women mentioned that they were less active during pregnancy. Thus, interventions should be planned to increase physical activity level of pregnant women.