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

Hausenblas, Heather A.; Brewer, Britton W.; Raalte, Judy L. Van; Cook, Brian J.; Downs, Danielle Symons; Weis, Carol Ann; Nigg, Claudio R.; Cruz, Amelia C.

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.017

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“…These strategies help persuade participants that they are capable of coping with childbirth'' [46]. Therefore, the educational software program can increase the knowledge of the pregnant women regarding labor and behaviors for coping with labor pain and promotes their self-efficacy in the face of stressful situations [36].…”

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“…An intervention study was developed by Hausenblas et al [36] which evaluated a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum. The results of this study showed that the participants who received multimedia CD-ROM training reported significantly higher self-efficacy and exercise knowledge as compared to the control group.…”

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“…Studies that have compared computerassisted education with other common training practices have shown more positive results and encouraging results [34] such as an increase in knowledge in comparison with traditional teaching [35]. Also, Hausenblas et al [36] reported that software training of exercise during pregnancy and after delivery increased awareness and selfefficacy of the pregnant women. Escott et al [8] suggested that training programs for labor preparation could be provided by several electronic methods, such as websites, the Internet, and educational software (619).…”

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“…Proper education can increase self-efficacy [36,40,41]. Maternal education can improve their knowledge and selfconfidence, and change their attitude toward vaginal childbirth.…”

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Effect of educational software on self-efficacy of pregnant women to cope with labor: a randomized controlled trial

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Geranmayeh

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“…Proper education can increase self-efficacy [36,40,41]. Maternal education can improve their knowledge and selfconfidence, and change their attitude toward vaginal childbirth.…”

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“…In patient training, multimedia technology has been widely used to increase understanding of suitable self-care activities to control disease symptoms such as diabetes (18,19), asthma (20), cancer (21), pregnancy (22), and colonoscopy (23). The effectiveness of multimedia technology in diabetic patients has been variable.…”

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Video Training Programs and the Quality of Life of Patients With Type II Diabetes

Baraz

Shahbazian

Miladinia

et al. 2015

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Improving health quality of life (QOL) for patients with type 2 diabetes are ongoing challenges for health care providers. Education can significantly reduce the chances of developing long-term complications of diabetes. Currently, there is a need to test the effects of a video tape program. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of video training programs on QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients and Methods:This study with the quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was conducted in the outpatient clinic of Golestan hospital in Ahvaz city, Iran, in 2014. Thirty patients were selected on the basis of a nonrandomized sampling. Each patient was assessed before starting the educational intervention by questionnaires about educational requirements and Iranian version of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health survey. After determining educational needs, a video-tape educational program was designed based on the principles of patient education and also through counseling with the experienced endocrinologist and nutritionist. This movie was shown to the patients for five one-hour sessions in two weeks. The questionnaire of QOL was completed one month after implementation of the educational program. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test using SPSS software. P values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Results showed that there was a significant increase in general health perception (P = 0.033), physical functioning (P = 0.001), role physical (P = 0.000), social functioning (P = 0.001), pain (P = 0.002), and mental health (P = 0.001); however, there was no statistically significant increase in energy and fatigue and role emotional. Conclusions: Our educational intervention with the video information method can improve the QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes. Additionally, an approach to patient education based on video may serve as a choice for people with diabetes to raise their disease-related knowledge in order to care for themselves and improving the QOL.

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Interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy

Muktabhant

Lumbiganon

Ngamjarus

et al. 2012

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with multiple maternal and neonatal complications. However, interventions to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy have not been adequately evaluated. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy and associated pregnancy complications. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group’s Trials Register (20 October 2011) and MEDLINE (1966 to 20 October 2011). Selection criteria All randomised controlled trials and quasi-randomised trials of interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy. Data collection and analysis We assessed for inclusion all potential studies we identified as a result of the search strategy. At least two review authors independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. We resolved discrepancies through discussion. We have presented results using risk ratio (RR) for categorical data and mean difference for continuous data. We analysed data using a fixed-effect model. Main results We included 28 studies involving 3976 women; 27 of these studies with 3964 women contributed data to the analyses. Interventions focused on a broad range of interventions. However, for most outcomes we could not combine data in a meta-analysis, and where we did pool data, no more than two or three studies could be combined for a particular intervention and outcome. Overall, results from this review were mainly not statistically significant, and where there did appear to be differences between intervention and control groups, results were not consistent. For women in general clinic populations one (behavioural counselling versus standard care) of three interventions examined was associated with a reduction in the rate of excessive weight gain (RR 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.54 to 0.95); for women in high-risk groups no intervention appeared to reduce excess weight gain. There were inconsistent results for mean weight gain (reported in all but one of the included studies). We found a statistically significant effect on mean weight gain for five interventions in the general population and for two interventions in high-risk groups. Most studies did not show statistically significant effects on maternal complications, and none reported significant effects on adverse neonatal outcomes. Authors’ conclusions There is not enough evidence to recommend any intervention for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy, due to the significant methodological limitations of included studies and the small observed effect sizes. More high-quality randomised controlled trials with adequate sample sizes are required to evaluate the effectiveness of potential interventions.

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

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Effect of educational software on self-efficacy of pregnant women to cope with labor: a randomized controlled trial

Effect of educational software on self-efficacy of pregnant women to cope with labor: a randomized controlled trial

Video Training Programs and the Quality of Life of Patients With Type II Diabetes

Interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy

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