Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum

Hausenblas, Heather A.; Brewer, Britton W.; Van Raalte, Judy L.; Cook, Brian; Downs, Danielle Symons; Weis, Carol Ann; Nigg, Claudio; Cruz, Amelia (2008). Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum. Patient education and counseling, 70(2), pp. 215-219. Elsevier Ireland 10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.017

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Objective: To meet the need for an interactive product on exercise during pregnancy and postpartum, we developed and evaluated a personally tailored multimedia CD-ROM.

Methods: Pregnant and postpartum women, who were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (PregXercise CD-ROM) or the control group (CD-ROM with neutral content), navigated through the CD-ROM for 1 h. Main outcomes were exercise self-efficacy and knowledge.

Results: In analyses of covariance, compared with the control group, the experimental group had significant increases in self-efficacy and knowledge.

Conclusion: The multimedia CD-ROM delivering information about exercise motivation, guidelines, and prescription was effective in improving exercise self-efficacy and knowledge.

Practice implications: Our preliminary results illustrate that healthcare professionals and researchers may use interactive multimedia for improving exercise behavior and related outcomes with pregnant and postpartum women.

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