Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools
Abstract The literature that supports and recommends the practice of exercise during pregnancy is extensive.However, although a more complete research on ways to evaluate the physical activity performedby pregnant women has been perfomed, it is found that there is no gold standard and that the artic...
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2017-08-01
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| author | Cibele Santini Thiago dos Santos Imakawa Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés |
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| description | Abstract The literature that supports and recommends the practice of exercise during pregnancy is extensive.However, although a more complete research on ways to evaluate the physical activity performedby pregnant women has been perfomed, it is found that there is no gold standard and that the articles in the area are inconclusive. Thus, the objective of the present article is to review relevant aspects, such as, technique and applicability of the different methods for the assessment of physical activity during pregnancy to providemore reliable and safe information for health professionals to encourage their pregnant patients to engage in the practice of physical activity. This review concluded that all tools for the analysis of physical activity have limitations. Thus, it is necessary to establish the objectives of evaluation in an appropriate manner, as well as to determine their viability and costeffectiveness for the population under study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57a023065539410a94da3ae163a7f43b2022-12-22T04:16:22ZengFederação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e ObstetríciaRevista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia0100-72032017-08-0139842443210.1055/s-0037-1604180Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment ToolsCibele SantiniThiago dos Santos ImakawaElaine Christine Dantas MoisésAbstract The literature that supports and recommends the practice of exercise during pregnancy is extensive.However, although a more complete research on ways to evaluate the physical activity performedby pregnant women has been perfomed, it is found that there is no gold standard and that the articles in the area are inconclusive. Thus, the objective of the present article is to review relevant aspects, such as, technique and applicability of the different methods for the assessment of physical activity during pregnancy to providemore reliable and safe information for health professionals to encourage their pregnant patients to engage in the practice of physical activity. This review concluded that all tools for the analysis of physical activity have limitations. Thus, it is necessary to establish the objectives of evaluation in an appropriate manner, as well as to determine their viability and costeffectiveness for the population under study.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032017000800424&tlng=enphysical exercise questionnairephysical activityevaluationpregnancy |
| spellingShingle | Cibele Santini Thiago dos Santos Imakawa Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia physical exercise questionnaire physical activity evaluation pregnancy |
| title | Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools |
| title_full | Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools |
| title_fullStr | Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools |
| title_short | Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools |
| title_sort | physical activity during pregnancy recommendations and assessment tools |
| topic | physical exercise questionnaire physical activity evaluation pregnancy |
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