Effectiveness of a nurse-led mHealth app to prevent excessive gestational weight gain among overweight and obese women: A randomized controlled trial.

Hung-Hui Chen Ching-Fang Lee Jian-Pei Huang Yvonne Hsiung Li-Kang Chi

Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2022)

The mHealth-based intervention would be successfully implemented by nurses to help high-BMI women maintain their optimal body weight and promote healthy behavioral changes, particularly in diet and physical activity during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
body weight
physical activity
birth weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight loss
randomized controlled trial
pregnancy outcomes
systematic review
healthcare
mental health
primary care
cervical cancer screening
pregnant women
type diabetes
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle