Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara Medipol University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Programme of Physiotherapy, Ankara Medipol University, Vocational School of Health Services, Ankara, Turkey.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2023 Mar 30;42(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s41043-023-00368-4.
Physical activity, known to have positive effects in every period of life, may decrease due to anatomical and physiological changes and increased responsibilities in the postpartum period. This study aimed to understand how women's physical activity levels, functional levels, and quality of life are affected in the postpartum period and to emphasize the importance of physical activity levels in the postpartum period.
The population of our study was planned as a cross-sectional study of postpartum women who applied to a private center. The sample consists of 101 volunteer postpartum women participating in the study. Physical activity levels; with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), postpartum functional levels; with the Inventory of Functional Status After Childbirth (IFSAC), postpartum quality of life level; with Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life (MAPP-QOL) were evaluated.
It was determined that the amount of physical activity of postpartum women was 928.347 ± 281.27 MET-min/week, which means low physical activity level, and 35.64% were not physically active. The mean total score of IFSAC was 2.13 ± 0.79, and the mean total score of MAPP-QOL was 16.93 ± 6.87. It was determined that there was a positive and significant correlation (p < 0.05) between IPAQ and IFSAC (r = 0.034) and MAPP-QOL (r = 0.214). A significant difference was found when the IFSAC and MAPP-QOL scores were compared between the three groups with different physical activity levels (p < 0.05).
As a result, it was observed that the physical activity levels of women in the postpartum period were low, negatively affecting their functionality and quality of life.
体力活动对生命各个阶段都有积极影响，由于解剖和生理变化以及产后责任增加，可能会减少。本研究旨在了解女性在产后期间的体力活动水平、功能水平和生活质量如何受到影响，并强调产后体力活动水平的重要性。
我们的研究人群计划为向私人中心申请的产后女性的横断面研究。样本由 101 名参与研究的志愿产后女性组成。使用国际体力活动问卷 (IPAQ) 评估体力活动水平；使用产后功能状况量表 (IFSAC) 评估产后功能水平；使用产妇产后生活质量量表 (MAPP-QOL) 评估产后生活质量水平。
确定产后女性的体力活动量为 928.347±281.27 MET-min/周，这意味着体力活动水平较低，有 35.64%的人不进行体力活动。IFSAC 的平均总分为 2.13±0.79，MAPP-QOL 的平均总分为 16.93±6.87。确定 IPAQ 与 IFSAC（r=0.034）和 MAPP-QOL（r=0.214）之间存在正相关（p<0.05）。在三个不同体力活动水平组之间比较 IFSAC 和 MAPP-QOL 评分时，发现存在显著差异（p<0.05）。
结果表明，产后女性的体力活动水平较低，对其功能和生活质量产生负面影响。
