Influences on physical activity and screen time amongst postpartum women with heightened depressive symptoms: a qualitative study

Influences on physical activity and screen time amongst postpartum women with heightened depressive symptoms: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Postpartum women are at higher risk of depression compared to the general population. Despite the mental health benefits an active lifestyle can provide, postpartum women engage in low physical activity and high screen time. Very little research has investigated the social ecolog...

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Main Authors: Maria Apostolopoulos, Jill A. Hnatiuk, Jaimie-Lee Maple, Ellinor K. Olander, Leah Brennan, Paige van der Pligt, Megan Teychenne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
depression
mental health
postnatal
determinants
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03847-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03847-w

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