Effects of Health Education Guidelines on Selfcare Knowledge among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Sehrish Ashraf; Muhammad Afzal; Adnan Yaqoob; Sadia Khan

doi:10.29054/apmc/2023.1302

Sehrish Ashraf MS Scholar, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
Muhammad Afzal Professor, Lahore School of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
Adnan Yaqoob Assistant Professor, Lahore School of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
Sadia Khan Senior Lecturer, Department of Physical Therapy Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2023.1302

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus, Self-care knowledge, Health education, Public health problem

Abstract

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a worldwide public health problem Due to the fact that the frequency of GDM is unexpectedly increasing worldwide and that the condition has harmful both a short term and long-term impact between the mother and the unborn child. As a result, adequate self-care knowledge, practices and effective treatment of GDM can help to lower problems and enhance both the mother's and her children's pregnancy outcomes. Objective: The present study objective was to assess the effects about health education guidelines on self-care knowledge amongst pregnant women with GDM. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Settings: Obstetric & Gynecological Department's Antenatal units at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Duration: March 15, 2022 to December 10, 2022. Methods: A purposive sample of 72 pregnant women with GDM were randomly allocated to group A and group B through envelop method. Women's knowledge regarding GDM was assessed through “Assessment of women’s self-care knowledge” before and after intervention. Data was entered and analyzed by SPSS 25.0. The assessment of knowledge among both groups before and after intervention was compared by paired sample t test. Results: The study results revealed that after the end of the educational sessions, the intervention group reported significant improvement in knowledge regarding GDM (p=0.00). Conclusion: The intervention group’s level of GDM knowledge increased as a result of the nursing intervention, which is indicative of positive consequences.