scholarly journals Using Text Messaging, Social Media, and Interviews to Understand What Pregnant Youth Think About Weight Gain During Pregnancy

10.2196/11397 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e11397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa DeJonckheere ◽  
Lauren P Nichols ◽  
VG Vinod Vydiswaran ◽  
Xinyan Zhao ◽  
Kevyn Collins-Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

scholarly journals Using Text Messaging, Social Media, and Interviews to Understand What Pregnant Youth Think About Weight Gain During Pregnancy (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa DeJonckheere ◽  
Lauren P Nichols ◽  
VG Vinod Vydiswaran ◽  
Xinyan Zhao ◽  
Kevyn Collins-Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

BACKGROUND The majority of pregnant youth gain more weight than recommended by the National Academy of Medicine guidelines. Excess weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of dangerous complications during delivery, including operative delivery and stillbirth, and contributes to the risk of long-term obesity in both mother and child. Little is known regarding youth’s perceptions of and knowledge about weight gain during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility and acceptability of 3 novel data collection and analysis strategies for use with youth (social media posts, text message surveys, and semistructured interviews) to explore their experiences during pregnancy. The mixed-methods analysis included natural language processing and thematic analysis. METHODS To demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of this novel approach, we used descriptive statistics and thematic qualitative analysis to characterize participation and engagement in the study. RESULTS Recruitment of 54 pregnant women aged between 16 and 24 years occurred from April 2016 to September 2016. All participants completed at least 1 phase of the study. Semistructured interviews had the highest rate of completion, yet all 3 strategies were feasible and acceptable to pregnant youth. CONCLUSIONS This study has described a novel youth-centered strategy of triangulating 3 sources of mixed-methods data to gain a deeper understanding of a health behavior phenomenon among an at-risk population of youth.

The role of antenatal education for the prevention of excessive weight gain during pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Amadori ◽  
Carmela Melluzza ◽  
Alessia Motta ◽  
Alberto De Pedrini ◽  
Daniela Surico
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Antenatal Education ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Industrial Technology Graduates’ Acquired Skills and Competencies from the University

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Amado C Gequinto ◽  
Do Mads
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Global Market ◽  
The Other ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Industrial Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Method

Skills and competencies are highly regarded in todays global market. Different agencies specifically those seeking for  technologists, technicians, and engineers, have stressed out that skills and competencies as major components  for individual workers.  This aimed to determine  the relevance and appropriateness of acquired skills and competencies by industrial technology graduates, and determine the extent of use of skills and competencies in the current employment. Review of related literatures and studies have been considered in the realization, understanding, analysis, and interpretation of this research exploration. A descriptive method of research was used with 78 graduates from 2015-2016 and 117 graduates from 2016-2017, who participated in the study survey process. The BatStateU Standardized Questionnaire was used to gather data. A brief interview and talk during the visit of alumni in the university was also considered, as well as the other means of social media like email, facebook, messenger, and text messaging.   Results show that skills and competecnices acquired by industrial technology graduates are all relevant and appropriate.  The study also found that there is some to great extent use of acquired skills and competencies to their current employment. The study implies that the acquired skills and competencies from the university significantly provided the graduates the opportunities ins the national and global markets and industries.

Medically Advised, Motherʼs Personal Target, and Actual Weight Gain During Pregnancy

1999 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-622
Author(s):  
MARY E. COGSWELL ◽  
KELLEY S. SCANLON ◽  
SARA BECK FEIN ◽  
LAURA A. SCHIEVE
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Despite 2009 guidelines, few women report being counseled correctly about weight gain during pregnancy

2011 ◽  
Vol 205 (4) ◽  
pp. 333.e1-333.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah D. McDonald ◽  
Eleanor Pullenayegum ◽  
Valerie H. Taylor ◽  
Olha Lutsiv ◽  
Keyna Bracken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Communication Technology and Social Media: Opportunities and Implications for Healthcare Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Betsy Weaver ◽  
Bill Lindsay ◽  
Betsy Gitelman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Social Media Text ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Improve Patient

Electronic patient education and communications, such as email, text messaging, and social media, are on the rise in healthcare today. This article explores potential uses of technology to seek solutions in healthcare for such challenges as modifying behaviors related to chronic conditions, improving efficiency, and decreasing costs. A brief discussion highlights the role of technologies in healthcare informatics and considers two theoretical bases for technology implementation. Discussion focuses more extensively on the ability and advantages of electronic communication technology, such as e-mail, social media, text messaging, and electronic health records, to enhance patient-provider e-communications in nursing today. Effectiveness of e-communication in healthcare is explored, including recent and emerging applications designed to improve patient–provider connections and review of current evidence supporting positive outcomes. The conclusion addresses the vision of nurses’ place in the vanguard of these developments.

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