Component and indicator | Evaluation method |
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Safety | |
Self-reported occurrence of adverse events1) during and immediately after PA in INT2) and UC3) | Elicited by the nurses from all the participants during booster visits at 16–18, 22–24, 32–34 and 36–37 weeks’ gestation: |
Have you had any of the following symptoms after the previous visit? | |
List of warning symptoms1) and response alternatives per each symptom: 1 = No, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often. | |
Have you had these symptoms during or immediately after physical activity? | |
1 = No, 2 = Yes, which symptoms? ___________________ | |
The first question has been reported previously [37]. The latter question was used in this study to indicate adverse events during and immediately after PA. | |
Realization of counseling in INT 2) | |
Timing of the PA counseling sessions | A specific space was provided in the counseling manual for the nurses to enter weeks’ gestation regarding each counseling session in INT. |
Duration of the PA counseling sessions | A specific space was provided in the counseling manual for the nurses to enter the time when each counseling session started and ended. |
Number of PA counseling sessions missed | Nurses’ notes in the counseling manual under the session in question indicated that the session was completed. No notes indicated a missed session. |
Attendance to physical activity thematic meetings4) | Participation lists of the instructors. |
Applicability of counseling in INT 2) | |
Applicability of the PA counseling sessions to routine maternity visits viewed by the nurses. | A 5-point scale in a structured form used in interviewing the nurses by telephone after the study (1 = inapplicable … 5 = very applicable). |