Perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy: A literature review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 17-25

  Coll, Carolina V N ^a   Domingues, Marlos R ^a   Gonçalves, Helen ^a   Bertoldi, Andréa D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barriers; Literature review; Motor activity; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Socioecological model

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDLINE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDY DESIGN; SYMPTOM; SYNTHESIS; WEATHER; WEB OF SCIENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; LEISURE; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84977603021     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.06.007     Document Type: Review

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