Effect of Mobile Application on Lifestyle Modification among Pregnant Women
- 1Clinical Instructor at the Technical Institute of Oncology Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt
- 2Professor of Maternal & Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt
- 3Assistant Professor of Maternal &Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams university, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Pregnancy is a critical period during which many women seek reliable information and aim to adopt a healthier lifestyle Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of a mobile application on lifestyle modification among pregnant women. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized for achievement the aim of the research. Setting: This study was conducted at a healthcare unit in Kafr Kandil, Giza Governorate. Subject: A purposive sample of 138 pregnant women was selected using a one-group (pre–posttest) over six months. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: Tool I: Interviewing pregnant women questionnaire to assess pregnant women characteristics, obstetric history, knowledge about lifestyle modifications during pregnancy, and satisfaction regarding the use of mobile application; Tool II: Lifestyle-Promoting Health Behavior Scale. Results: shows that less than one-quarter of participants demonstrated good knowledge about lifestyle modifications at the pretest, that increas to over three-quarters post-intervention. Initially, only a minority of the studied pregnant women reported high satisfaction during the pretest, which rose to nearly three-quarters post-intervention. Moreover, a minority of the studied pregnant women had a healthy lifestyle during pretest, which improved posttest, to become almost of them had healthy lifestyle behavior after mobile application. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant improvement among the studied pregnant women regarding their knowledge, satisfaction, and healthy lifestyle behaviors after the use of the mobile application. Recommendation: Further research is needed to investigate the long-term effects of mobile application usage on pregnant women's health outcomes and to develop evidence-based guidelines for their use.
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BibTeX
@article{kamel2026effect,
title = {{Effect of Mobile Application on Lifestyle Modification among Pregnant Women}},
author = {Hala Ramadan Mohamed Kamel and Sahar Moussa Soliman and Wafaa Gomaa Abdallah Eliewa},
journal = {Egyptian Journal of Health Care},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.21608/ejhc.2026.533655},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2026.533655},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of Mobile Application on Lifestyle Modification among Pregnant Women
AU - Hala Ramadan Mohamed Kamel
AU - Sahar Moussa Soliman
AU - Wafaa Gomaa Abdallah Eliewa
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Egyptian Journal of Health Care
DO - 10.21608/ejhc.2026.533655
UR - https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2026.533655
AB - Background: Pregnancy is a critical period during which many women seek reliable information and aim to adopt a healthier lifestyle Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of a mobile application on lifestyle modification among pregnant women. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized for achievement the aim of the research. Setting: This study was conducted at a healthcare unit in Kafr Kandil, Giza Governorate. Subject: A purposive sample of 138 pregnant women was selected using a one-group (pre–posttest) over six months. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: Tool I: Interviewing pregnant women questionnaire to assess pregnant women characteristics, obstetric history, knowledge about lifestyle modifications during pregnancy, and satisfaction regarding the use of mobile application; Tool II: Lifestyle-Promoting Health Behavior Scale. Results: shows that less than one-quarter of participants demonstrated good knowledge about lifestyle modifications at the pretest, that increas to over three-quarters post-intervention. Initially, only a minority of the studied pregnant women reported high satisfaction during the pretest, which rose to nearly three-quarters post-intervention. Moreover, a minority of the studied pregnant women had a healthy lifestyle during pretest, which improved posttest, to become almost of them had healthy lifestyle behavior after mobile application. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant improvement among the studied pregnant women regarding their knowledge, satisfaction, and healthy lifestyle behaviors after the use of the mobile application. Recommendation: Further research is needed to investigate the long-term effects of mobile application usage on pregnant women's health outcomes and to develop evidence-based guidelines for their use.
SN - 3009-6766
SN - 1687-9546
ER -