Measurement of Barriers, Attitudes, and Expectations for Sitting Less in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to develop, validate, and describe findings from an instrument to measure barriers, attitudes, and outcome expectations of sitting less in pregnant women.

Methods

This validation (sub-study 1) and descriptive study (sub-study 2) evaluated a new questionnaire measuring sedentary time in pregnant women (N=131) in each trimester.

Results

In sub-study 1, construct validity was supported by associations between device-measured sedentary time and questionnaire scores. An optimized questionnaire removed infrequently reported and non-correlated items. The original and optimized questionnaires with scoring instructions are provided. In sub-study 2, physical symptoms and work were most commonly reported as major reasons for sitting in pregnancy, foll

SUBMITTER: Gibbs BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243676 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature