ArticleMaternal and child health journal2014
Physical activity and health-related quality of life during pregnancy: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised trial.
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- Maternal Social Loneliness Detection Using Passive Sensing Through Continuous Monitoring in Everyday Settings: Longitudinal Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Associations of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with pregnancy-specific health-related quality of life.Midwifery · 2022Article
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- Continuous 7-Month Internet of Things-Based Monitoring of Health Parameters of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- The Relationship between Quality of Life and Physical Activity, Worry, Depression, and Insomnia in Pregnant Women.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a Sleep Self-Management Intervention in Pregnancy Using a Personalized Health Monitoring Device: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Relationships between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Pregnant Women in the Second and Third Trimester.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Trajectories and predictors of women's health-related quality of life during pregnancy: A large longitudinal cohort study.PloS one · 2018Article
- [Quality of life related to health in a population of healthy pregnant women after a program of physical activity in the aquatic environment.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2017Article
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- Effects of supervised aerobic and strength training in overweight and grade I obese pregnant women on maternal and foetal health markers: the GESTAFIT randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- Impact of pregnancy on back pain and body posture in women.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of physical activity before and during pregnancy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Data from the cluster-randomised gestational diabetes mellitus primary prevention trial conducted in maternity clinics were utilised in a secondary analysis. The cases considered were pregnant women who reported engaging in at least 150 min of moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity per week (active women) (N = 80), and the controls were women below these recommendations (less active) (N = 258). All participants had at least one risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus. Their HRQoL was evaluated via the validated generic instrument 15D, with HRQoL at the end of pregnancy examined in relation to changes in physical activity during pregnancy. Logistic regression models addressed age, parity, education, and pre-pregnancy body mass index. At the end of pregnancy, the expected HRQoL was higher (tobit regression coefficient 0.022, 95 % CI 0.003-0.042) among active women than less active women. Active women also had greater mobility (OR 1.98, 95 % CI 1.04-3.78), ability to handle their usual activities (OR 2.22, 95 % CI 1.29-3.81), and vitality (OR 2.08, 95 % CI 1.22-3.54) than did less active women. Active women reported higher-quality sleep (OR 2.11, 95 % CI 1.03-4.30) throughout pregnancy as compared to less active women. Meeting of the physical activity guidelines before pregnancy was associated with better overall HRQoL and components thereof related to physical activity.
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