Sedentary lifestyle is very high in the Saudi population in general and significantly high among females. Furthermore, some
postpartum tradition imposes limited activities during postpartum periods. For women to be active during the postpartum period,
they should have enough self-efficacy (SE) to overcome perceived barriers (BP). This study aimed to evaluate postnatal exercises'
PB and SE among postpartum women. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was followed in this study. This study was
conducted at the outpatient department/ Maternal and Child hospital in Najran city, KSA. The study comprised a convenience
sample of 368 postnatal women. Data collection was done using a questionnaire composed of three parts; socio-demographic data
and obstetric history, exercise benefits/barriers scale and exercise self-efficacy scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. The
relationships between variables were assessed using the Chi-square or Fisher's exact test. The correlations were assessed using
Pearson correlation. The study results illustrated that 52.4% of the postpartum women had moderate SE to exercise, and 71.5% had
moderate PB. Also, there were statistically significant relationships between the study participants' SE and PB and their educational
level and nationality (p |
