A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with the teachable moment concept and health behaviors during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is often associated with a change in health behaviors, leading some to suggest that pregnancy could be a teachable moment for lifestyle change. However, the prevalence and underlying mechanism of this phenomenon is not well understood. The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of a teachable moment during pregnancy, the psychosocial factors that are associated with experiencing such a moment, and its association with actual health behaviors.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 343 pregnant Dutch women completed an online questionnaire. Participants reported on their intentions to change lifestyle due to pregnancy, their current health behaviors, and several psychosocial factors that were assumed to be linked to perceiving a teachable moment d

SUBMITTER: Uzan LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature