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Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnant Women

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Departmment of Medical Rehabilitation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

2 Department of Perinatoloy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

3 Department of Nursing Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

4 Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

6 Department of Physiotherapy, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are significantly affected in pregnancy.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess these constructs among Nigerian pregnant women and also examine the relationship between them.
Methods: A total of 140 pregnant women were recruited from four selected antenatal clinics in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, who participated in this cross-sectional study. The pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ); consisting of 33 questions aimed at evaluating different day to day activities and SF-12 health survey; an eight scale grouped questionnaire were used to assess PA and HRQoL, respectively. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage) and inferential statistics (Pearson product moment correlation and one-way ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Alpha level was set at P < 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 30.4±4.33 years. Household (347.0±452.1) and vigorous intensity (14.3±30.8) PA constituted the highest and least forms of PA. On the other hand, role limitation-physical (82.0±18.3) and health perception (82.0±18.0), and role limitation-mental (54.2±50), respectively were the highest and least rated scales on SF-12. The HRQoL scores were not significantly different (P > 0.05) across the three trimesters of pregnancy except for physical functioning (P = 0.023). However, there were significant differences in PA across the three trimester of pregnancy (P < 0.05), except for vigorous intensity (P = 0.072), sport (P = 0.057), and occupational activity (P = 0.057). There were significant correlations among HRQoL sub-scales and each household, occupational, and moderate intensity PA only (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: Light to moderate intensity and household PA are predominant among Nigerian pregnant women than vigorous intensity, occupational, and sports-related PA. Higher health perception and physical role limitation in HRQoL were mostly demonstrated by the pregnant women. There was a significant inverse relationship between HRQoL and each of moderate intensity, occupational, and household PA.

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Women’s Health Bulletin
Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 23
July 2019
Pages 22-30
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