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


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


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Hausenblas
Heather A
HA
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8205, USA. heatherh@hhp.ufl.edu
Brewer
Britton W
BW
Van Raalte
Judy L
JL
Cook
Brian
B
Downs
Danielle Symons
DS
Weis
Carol Ann
CA
Nigg
Claudio
C
Cruz
Amelia
A
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016251:CD-ROM / Q000592:standards*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D019212:Multimedia / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D020377:Self Efficacy