Groth Susan W, David Tamala
University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;33(6):364-70. doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000341257.26169.30.
To describe the attitudes and preferences of ethnically diverse new mothers on weight and exercise.
Exploratory, qualitative study. Forty-nine ethnically diverse women were interviewed during the first year following childbirth regarding beliefs about weight, choices of exercise, walking for exercise, perceived benefits, barriers, and facilitators of exercise. Content analysis techniques were used to analyze the data.
Weight was a significant concern for women, although the importance varied by race. New mothers reported that they would like to weigh less, and they endorsed walking for exercise. Common barriers to exercise were children and time constraints; health problems were also seen as a barrier to walking as a form of exercise. Scheduling the walk and having a walking partner were factors that women said would facilitate walking for physical activity during the first year after childbirth.
Because new mothers perceive walking as a good form of exercise, nurses can use this information to help them plan a daily walking schedule to aid in weight loss and control postpartum. Nurses should also encourage new mothers to look for a walking partner, especially another new mother or a friend, to help them continue their physical activity during the first year after childbirth.
描述不同种族的初为人母者对体重和运动的态度及偏好。
探索性定性研究。在产后第一年对49名不同种族的女性进行访谈，内容涉及对体重的看法、运动选择、步行锻炼、感知到的益处、障碍以及运动的促进因素。采用内容分析技术对数据进行分析。
体重是女性们极为关注的问题，尽管其重要性因种族而异。初为人母者表示希望体重减轻，并认可步行作为锻炼方式。运动的常见障碍包括孩子和时间限制；健康问题也被视为步行锻炼的障碍。安排步行时间以及有步行伙伴是女性们认为在产后第一年有助于进行步行体育活动的因素。
由于初为人母者将步行视为一种良好的锻炼方式，护士可利用这一信息帮助她们制定每日步行计划，以助于减重和控制产后体重。护士还应鼓励初为人母者寻找步行伙伴，尤其是另一位初为人母者或朋友，以帮助她们在产后第一年持续进行体育活动。
