Trial reportJournal of women's health (2002)2011
Unmet social support for healthy behaviors among overweight and obese postpartum women: results from the Active Mothers Postpartum Study.
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- Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women after childbirth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Barriers to weight-related health behaviours: a qualitative comparison of the socioecological conditions between pregnant and post-partum low-income women.Maternal & child nutrition · 2016Trial
- Social Networks, Health Support, and Dietary Intake in Mothers Receiving Home Visiting Services.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- What Does Social Support Sound Like? Challenges and Opportunities for Using Passive Episodic Audio Collection to Assess the Social Environment.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Adulthood transitions in health and welfare; a literature review.Nursing open · 2018Review
- The experiences of women with maternal near miss and their perception of quality of care in Kelantan, Malaysia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- Sleep Duration and Diet Quality Among Women Within 5 Years of Childbirth in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- The role of social networks in the development of overweight and obesity among adults: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Social Support, Postpartum Depression, and Professional Assistance: A Survey of Mothers in the Midwestern United States.The Journal of perinatal education · 2015Article
- Preconception health of reproductive aged women of the Mississippi River delta.Maternal and child health journal · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the United States, about two thirds of women of reproductive age are overweight or obese. Postpartum is a transitional period. Life changes during this time can put mothers under high levels of stress when interpersonal support is inadequate. This study sought to explore predictors of unmet social support (support inadequacy) for healthy behaviors among postpartum women who were overweight or obese before pregnancy.
methodsPotential predictors of unmet social support for healthy behaviors were derived from baseline and 6-month postpartum data from the Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP) study. The Postpartum Support Questionnaire queried three dimensions of social support: (1) informational support, (2) emotional support, and (3) instrumental support. The main outcome, the overall Unmet Social Support Score (USSS), was the sum of the differences between the perceived need of support and perceived receipt of support in all three dimensions. Subscores were defined for each of the three support dimensions.
resultsOne hundred ninety women completed the 6-month Postpartum Support Questionnaire. Depression (p=0.018), unmarried status (p=0.049), and postpartum weight gain (p=0.003) were crude predictors for the overall USSS. After controlling for covariates, depression (p=0.009) and living with a spouse (p=0.040) were significant predictors for overall USSS. In adjusted analysis, depression remained a significant predictor for unmet emotional (p=0.035) and instrumental (p=0.001) social support.
conclusionsCertain psychosocial factors predict support inadequacy expectations among postpartum women. Targeting the factors related to unmet social support may be a helpful way to promote healthy behaviors among overweight postpartum women.
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