Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012 Jan-Feb;37(1):56-63. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31823851ee.
To describe the weight loss information-seeking behaviors of postpartum women.
The study is part of a larger longitudinal descriptive study of factors associated with women's self-management of their gestational weight loss after birth. Participants answered questions about weight loss information they planned to access, had received, wished they had received, and desired sources of information. A total of 250 women were enrolled during the postpartum hospital stay; 179 completed a 4-month follow-up.
A large portion of the sample (53.3% of normal weight women, 79% of overweight women, and 81.4% obese women) identified plans to seek weight loss information, yet nearly 85% received no information from healthcare providers by 4 months postpartum. The most frequently reported desired information topics fell under the category of specific strategies to lose weight. The majority of women in the sample had access to online health information from home, work, or a library; however, more White women had this access than did Black or Hispanic women.
Postpartum hospital nurses are in a unique position to provide high-quality information with strategies for managing postpartum loss of gestational weight. Provision of high-quality online or print information can provide the foundation for successful weight-management support for prevention of gestational weight retention and long-term maintenance of a healthy weight.
描述产后妇女的体重减轻信息搜索行为。
本研究是一项更大的关于与女性产后自我管理体重减轻相关因素的纵向描述性研究的一部分。参与者回答了有关她们计划获取、已获取、希望获取和期望获取信息来源的体重减轻信息的问题。共有 250 名女性在产后住院期间被纳入研究；其中 179 名完成了 4 个月的随访。
样本中的很大一部分（正常体重女性的 53.3%、超重女性的 79%和肥胖女性的 81.4%）表示计划寻求体重减轻信息，但近 85%的女性在产后 4 个月内没有从医疗保健提供者那里获得任何信息。报告的最常见期望信息主题属于具体减肥策略类别。大多数样本中的女性可以从家庭、工作或图书馆访问在线健康信息；然而，与黑人或西班牙裔女性相比，更多的白人女性可以访问在线健康信息。
产后医院护士具有独特的地位，可以提供高质量的信息和管理产后体重减轻的策略。提供高质量的在线或印刷信息可以为成功的体重管理支持提供基础，以预防妊娠期体重滞留和长期保持健康体重。
