Effects of self-regulation program on weight control behavior and normal gestational weight gain based among pregnant women with overweight or obeses before pregnancy
Abstract:
Appropriate weight control behavior could prevent maternal and fetal
complication during pregnancy for pregnant women who are overweight or obese
before pregnancy. This pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research aimed to evaluate
the effects of self-regulation program on weight control behavior and weight gain based.
Through the inclusion criteria, 64 pregnant women with overweight or obese before
pregnancy were selected to be the sample of this study. Pair matching method was
applied then the sample was divided into experimental group or control group. Weight
control behavior questionnaires with Cronbachs alpha coefficient at .72 was utilized for
data collection. Data were collected in July-November 2018, and analyzed by
descriptive statistics, ANCOVA, and Z-test.
The results revealed that, after the experiment, adjusted mean score of weight
control behavior of the participants in the experimental group was significantly higher
than those in the control group at .05 level (p < .001). Additionally, the participants in the
experimental group had the proportion of normal gestational weight gain significantly
higher than those in the control group at .05 level (p < .05). These research findings
suggest that midwives could apply this self-regulation program in order to advice
pregnant women with overweight or obese in regulating their behavior that could lead
for normal gestational weight gain.