PMID- 30505631
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231005
IS  - 2164-7844 (Print)
IS  - 2164-7860 (Electronic)
IS  - 2164-7844 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018
TI  - Activity Tracking Devices in Group Prenatal Care: A Feasibility Study.
PG  - 165-176
LID - 10.1089/biores.2018.0021 [doi]
AB  - To evaluate the feasibility (adherence to the study protocol and satisfaction) of 
      using an activity tracking device (ATD) in group prenatal care. Women 
      participated if they (1) were in group prenatal care, (2) owned a smartphone, and 
      (3) had no activity restrictions. Women were instructed to wear and sync the ATD 
      daily. Protocol adherence and satisfaction were assessed via surveys. Mixed 
      models assessed the relationship between gestational age and ATD data. 
      Self-reported energy expenditure from the Pregnancy Physical Activity 
      Questionnaire (PPAQ) was compared with ATD-calculated energy expenditure. The 
      baseline characteristics of the 49 women were as follows: 24 years old, 
      prepregnancy body mass index 28, 80% Hispanic, 86% nulliparas, and 21 weeks of 
      gestation. Of the 30 women who completed the follow-up survey, 47% self-reported 
      wearing the ATD daily, 27% reported a lost or broken ATD, and 22% reported 
      technical problems; however, 97% enjoyed wearing it, 100% would recommend it to a 
      pregnant friend, and 77% thought it helped them reach activity goals. According 
      to ATD data, the median active days were 47 (interquartile range [IQR] 21-79) and 
      the median proportion of active days of potential days was 43.7% (IQR 15.4-77.1). 
      For women who wore the ATD for the first 7 days, mean steps/day were 7574 (range 
      3076-15,828), active minutes/day were 277 (range 145-475), and sedentary 
      hours/day were 12 (range 7.8-16.2). As gestational age increased, mean log steps 
      decreased, mean active minutes decreased, and mean sedentary hours increased in 
      unadjusted and adjusted models (p < 0.001 all comparisons). There were no 
      differences in mean energy expenditure (MET-h/week) by PPAQ or ATD data at 28 
      weeks of gestation [231 (62-927 range) vs. 238 (212-290 range), p = 0.74] and at 
      36 weeks of gestation [145 (35-581 range) vs. 222 (196-272 range), p = 0.27]. 
      Most women reported high satisfaction with an ATD in group prenatal care, yet 
      adherence to the study protocol was low and ATD technical problems were common. 
      As gestational age increased, activity decreased while sedentary time increased, 
      suggesting that additional research is needed to find ways to engage women in 
      physical activity during pregnancy.
FAU - Kominiarek, Michelle A
AU  - Kominiarek MA
AD  - Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 
      Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
FAU - Vyhmeister, Heidi
AU  - Vyhmeister H
AD  - Department of Women's Health, Erie Family Health Center, Chicago, Illinois.
FAU - Balmert, Lauren C
AU  - Balmert LC
AD  - Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern 
      University, Chicago, Illinois.
FAU - Fairchild, Paige
AU  - Fairchild P
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 
      Illinois.
FAU - Tolo, Hallie
AU  - Tolo H
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 
      Illinois.
FAU - Grobman, William
AU  - Grobman W
AD  - Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 
      Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
FAU - Simon, Melissa
AU  - Simon M
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, 
      Illinois.
LA  - eng
GR  - K23 HD076010/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
GR  - UG1 HD040512/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
GR  - UL1 TR001422/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181128
PL  - United States
TA  - Biores Open Access
JT  - BioResearch open access
JID - 101579333
PMC - PMC6267286
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - activity tracking devices
OT  - feasibility study
OT  - group prenatal care
OT  - physical activity
OT  - pregnancy
COIS- No competing financial interests exist.
EDAT- 2018/12/07 06:00
MHDA- 2018/12/07 06:01
PMCR- 2018/11/28
CRDT- 2018/12/04 06:00
PHST- 2018/12/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/12/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/12/07 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/11/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1089/biores.2018.0021 [pii]
AID - 10.1089/biores.2018.0021 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Biores Open Access. 2018 Nov 28;7(1):165-176. doi: 10.1089/biores.2018.0021. 
      eCollection 2018.