title: Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD-ROM for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8205, USA. heatherh@hhp.ufl.edu
authors: Heather A
authors: HA
authors: Hausenblas
authors: Britton W
authors: BW
authors: Brewer
authors: Judy L
authors: JL
authors: Van Raalte
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Cook
authors: Danielle Symons
authors: DS
authors: Downs
authors: Carol Ann
authors: CA
authors: Weis
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Nigg
authors: Amelia
authors: A
authors: Cruz
mesh_terms: 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