Study on the Efficacy of Program for Maintaining Proper Body Weight and Body Fat Percentage Targeted at Postpartum Women at Home

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463387
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
• Principal Investigator: Manabe Emiko 同志社女子大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30269774)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IZUMI MIE 同志社女子大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (10552268) ; KOUITHI IWASA 京都府立医科大学, 医学研究科, 講師 (20326226)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 褥婦 / 育児期 / 自律神経 / 体重

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to enable women to maintain proper body weight and body fat percentage after giving birth. A program was developed to provide support for maintaining body weight and body fat percentage targeted at women caring for infants and young children while at home and an assessment was made of the program's efficacy. The program consisted of self-monitoring for the purpose of controlling daily living habits and mental status along with monitoring of activity levels using a life habit recorder. Assessment of the efficacy of this program revealed that there was greater activation of sympathetic nerve activity in the program implementation group. However, effects on body composition with respect to body weight, body fat percentage and muscle mass were not observed. In the future, issues such as the duration of program implementation and providing monitoring feedback will be considered in effort to deploy the program more effectively.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学