Unmet social support for healthy behaviors among overweight and obese postpartum women: Results from the active mothers postpartum study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1677-1685

  Boothe, Allison S ^a,b   Brouwer, Rebecca J N ^b   Carter Edwards, Lori ^b   Østbye, Truls ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT; INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNMET SOCIAL SUPPORT SCORE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155123296     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2509     Document Type: Article

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