Trial reportWomen & health2015
What barriers thwart postpartum women's physical activity goals during a 12-month intervention? A process evaluation of the Nā Mikimiki Project.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review of process evaluations of interventions in trials investigating sedentary behaviour in adults.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Assessment of fidelity in individual level behaviour change interventions promoting physical activity among adults: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of a Tailored eHealth Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity and Depression During Postpartum: Randomized Controlled Trial (The Postpartum Wellness Study).JMIR mental health · 2025Trial
- Randomised Controlled Trial of a Customised Text Messaging and Activity Monitor Program for Lifestyle Improvement after Gestational Diabetes.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- How does a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy influence perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity? The Norwegian fit for delivery study, a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Trial
- Telehealth Utilization to Address Health Care Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Scoping Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals' opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Online vs. Supervised Training in Relieving Urinary Incontinence and Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Early Postpartum.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Racial and ethnic differences in physical activity among mothers of young children: 2011-2018 NHANES.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Examination of physical activity development in early childhood: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study of mother-toddler dyads.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- 'There's Just Something Really Peaceful About It': a Qualitative Exploration of Mothers with Young Children and Engagement in Group-Based Physical Activity Programs.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Perceived Barriers and Motivators for Physical Activity in Women With Perinatal Depression.Journal of physical activity & health · 2021Article
- Reconciling relationships with physical activity: a qualitative study of women's postnatal physical activity decision-making.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- An Assessment of Mobile Applications Designed to Address Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum.International journal of exercise science · 2021Article
- Postpartum Physical Activity and Weight Retention within One Year: A Prospective Cohort Study in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Perceived barriers and enablers of physical activity in postpartum women: a qualitative approach.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
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Abstract
Approximately 70% of new mothers do not meet national guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The Nā Mikimiki ("the active ones") Project (2008-2011) was designed to increase MVPA among women with infants 2-12 months old. Participants' barriers to exercising and achievement of specific MVPA goals were discussed during telephone counseling calls over 12 months. Healthy, inactive women (n = 115, mean age = 31 ± 5 years, infants' mean age = 5.5 ± 3 months; 80% racial/ethnic minorities) received a total of 17 calls over 12 months in three phases. During Phase 1 weekly calls were made for a month, in Phase 2 biweekly calls were made for 2 months, and in Phase 3 monthly calls were made for 9 months. Across all phases, the most frequent barriers to achieving MVPA goals were: time/too busy (25%), sick child (11%), and illness (10%). Goals for MVPA minutes per week were achieved or surpassed 40.6% of the time during weekly calls, 39.9% during biweekly calls, and 42.0% during monthly calls. The least likely MVPA goals to be achieved (p < 0.04) were those which the woman encountered and for which she failed to overcome the barriers she had previously anticipated would impair her improvement of MVPA. This process evaluation demonstrated that telephone counseling somewhat facilitated the resolution of barriers and achievement of MVPA goals; thus, if clinical settings adopted such methods, chronic disease risks could be reduced in this vulnerable population of new mothers.
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