A qualitative study of women's perceptions of provider advice about diet and physical activity during pregnancy

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 372-377

  Ferrari, Renée M ^a   Siega Riz, Anna Maria ^b   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   Moos, Merry K ^c   Carrier, Kathryn S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Focus groups; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Provider advice; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CONFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877036169     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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