Encouraging brisk walking with the free Active10 app in postnatal women who had a hypertensive pregnancy: "Just Walk It" feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the feasibility of a future trial to investigate whether encouraging use of the free NHS smartphone app Active10 increases brisk walking and reduces blood pressure (BP) in postnatal mothers who had hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).

Design

3-month feasibility study.

Setting

London maternity unit.

Population

21 women with HDP.

Methods

At recruitment we recorded initial (booking) clinic BP and asked participants to complete a questionnaire. Two months after delivery all participants were sent (by post/email/WhatsApp) a "Just Walk It" leaflet encouraging them to download the Active10 app and walk briskly for at least 10 minutes/day. This was backed by a telephone call after 2-weeks. Assessments were repeated 3-months later, and

SUBMITTER: Razai MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9942986 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature