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Kinesiology

2013

Pregnancy

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Prescribing Physical Activity To Prevent And Manage Gestational Diabetes, Sheri R. Colberg, Kristin Castorino, Lois Jovanovič Jan 2013

Prescribing Physical Activity To Prevent And Manage Gestational Diabetes, Sheri R. Colberg, Kristin Castorino, Lois Jovanovič

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most prevalent metabolic disorder during pregnancy. Women diagnosed with GDM have a substantially greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5-10 years after delivery, and the risk is increased by excess body weight. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia during pregnancy is potentially harmful to both mother and fetus, resulting in a greater need for Caesarian-section deliveries, delivery of larger infants with more excess body fat, a greater risk of infant death and stillbirth, and an elevated risk of infant hypoglycemia immediately after birth. Fortunately, engaging in physical activity prior to and during pregnancy may lower the …

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Measuring Exercise Self-Efficacy In Pregnant Women: Psychometric Properties Of The Pregnancy-Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (P-Eses), Helen W. Bland, Bridget Melton, Elaine S. Marshall, Jacquelyn N. Zera Dec 2012

Measuring Exercise Self-Efficacy In Pregnant Women: Psychometric Properties Of The Pregnancy-Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (P-Eses), Helen W. Bland, Bridget Melton, Elaine S. Marshall, Jacquelyn N. Zera

Jacquelyn Nagle Zera

Background and Purpose: This study assessed the psychometric properties of a modified
self-efficacy scale—the Pregnancy-Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (P-ESES).

Methods: Pregnant women completed the P-ESES and physical activity questionnaires (N 5 88).
Results: Internal consistency was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha (a 5 0.838) and equal length
Spearman–Brown (a 5 8.22). Squared multiple correlation coefficients were
calculated showing 9 of 10 items with values greater than the desired .5. A nonrotated
exploratory principal components analysis confirmed the same 9 of 10 items loaded on
a single factor, accounting for 46.1% of the variance. Each item had an acceptable load
value …

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