The Role of Health Literacy in Postpartum Weight, Diet, and Physical Activity.
Rhonda M GaradCrystal McPheeTze Lin ChaiLisa MoranSharleen L O'ReillySiew LimPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Health literacy skills such as knowledge of self-care are effective in improving weight and in increasing physical activity in postpartum women. The efficacy of other health domains was not supported.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- health information
- healthcare
- body mass index
- weight loss
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- social media
- sleep quality
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- risk assessment
- adipose tissue
- human health
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk
- cervical cancer screening