Table 4.
Results from the survey of pregnant women (N=50).
| Factor | Value, n (%) | |
| Preferred personal lifestyle advice |
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Yes | 30 (60) |
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No | 20 (40) |
| Current lifestyle follow-up by a health care provider |
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Yes | 8 (16) |
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No | 42 (84) |
| If yes, focus of current lifestyle follow-up by a health care provider |
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Weight | 4 (8) |
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Eating behavior | 2 (4) |
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Physical activity | 2 (4) |
| Desired frequency of lifestyle follow-upa |
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Daily | 0 (0) |
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Once a week | 6 (12) |
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Once a month | 26 (53) |
|
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On request | 14 (29) |
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Other | 3 (6) |
| A smartphone app might support a healthy lifestyle |
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Yes | 45 (90) |
|
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No | 5 (10) |
| Preferred content of a smartphone app supporting lifestyle |
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Eating behavior | 46 (92) |
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Physical activity | 28 (56) |
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Weight | 38 (76) |
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Mental wellbeing | 16 (32) |
| Preferred mHealth tools to support healthy eating |
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Eating diary | 35 (70) |
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Weekly shopping list | 37 (74) |
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Pictures of portion sizes | 31 (62) |
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List of allowed foods in pregnancy | 50 (100) |
| Preferred frequency to complete an eating diarya |
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Never | 6 (12) |
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A few times a month | 4 (8) |
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Once a week | 3 (6) |
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A few times a week | 10 (20) |
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Every day | 26 (53) |
| Preferred method of self-monitoring of physical activity |
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Pedometer | 35 (70) |
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Registration of physical activity duration in a smartphone app | 37 (74) |
| Preferred follow-up of mental wellbeing |
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Registration on a Likert scale with emoticons | 45 (90) |
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Receiving motivating messages | 39 (78) |
| Preferred display of weight in the app |
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Weight + weight gain | 36 (72) |
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Only weight | 11 (22) |
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Only weight gain | 3 (6) |
| Preferred frequency of self-weighing |
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Never | 2 (4) |
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Once a week | 32 (64) |
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Twice a week | 4 (8) |
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3-6 times a week | 6 (12) |
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Daily | 6 (12) |
aOne survey was missing.