RT Journal Article
T1 Population characteristics associated with adherence to prenatal group-based exercise programs
A1 Nagpal, Taniya
A1 Sánchez-Palán, Miguel
A1 da Silva, Danilo
A1 Souza, Sara
A1 Peláez, Mireia
A1 Perales, María
A1 Cordero Rodríguez, Yaiza Adela
A1 Vargas-Terrones, Marina
A1 Adamo, Kristi
A1 Barakat, Rubén
AB Community-based supervised group exercise may be an effective option to increase activity levels throughout pregnancy. Previous studies that have explored predictors of low adherence to exercise during pregnancy have not examined group-based settings. We analysed an international cohort of 347 pregnant women who participated in group-based prenatal exercise interventions (from <20 weeks to 34–36 weeks pregnant). Probable adherence predictors informed by previous literature that were assessed included: pre-pregnancy physical activity level and body mass index (BMI) classification, age, number of previous pregnancies, and education level. Adherence was measured by attendance. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to explore the relationship between the selected predictors and high adherence (≥70%). Post-secondary education level versus only secondary (aOR 5.28; CI 1.67; 16.72) or primary level (aOR 13.82; CI 4.30; 44.45) presented greater likelihood to have high adherence to the exercise intervention than low adherence. Future research and public health initiatives should consider implementing strategies to overcome education-related barriers to improve accessibility to prenatal exercise.
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 0264-0414
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99126
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99126
LA eng
NO Nagpal, T. S., Sánchez-Polán, M., da Silva, D. F., Souza, S. C. S., Pelaez, M., Perales, M., Cordero, Y., Vargas-Terrones, M., Adamo, K. B., & Barakat, R. (2022). Population characteristics associated with adherence to prenatal group-based exercise programs. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(20), 2275-2281. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2158011
DS Docta Complutense
RD 5 jul 2025